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<blockquote data-quote="UltimaGabe" data-source="post: 1603970" data-attributes="member: 16019"><p>Oh, trust me, I hate it when rules get in the way of the story, or when the focus becomes more on achieving a &quot;perfectly balanced game&quot; than having fun. However, in this case, I think it's less of a rules issue and more of a logic issue. I used to think that Strength should be used instead of Charisma, because I thought that all Charisma was was sweet-talking and being eloquent and smooth of tongue. However, through real-life instances, I came to realize that only a very small amount of Charisma is smooth words and eloquence- it's force of personality. A low charisma character isn't the loud, rude, brash individual, it's the one nobody notices. The one that people see, but disregard. The one that just can't get your attention no matter how hard he tries. In that sense, it's not simply a matter of the rules getting in the way of gameplay- it's a matter of people thinking Charisma is something it isn't. If you know exactly what Charisma is, then there's no other ability score for Intimidation other than Charisma. Strength without Charisma is not intimidating at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="UltimaGabe, post: 1603970, member: 16019"] Oh, trust me, I hate it when rules get in the way of the story, or when the focus becomes more on achieving a "perfectly balanced game" than having fun. However, in this case, I think it's less of a rules issue and more of a logic issue. I used to think that Strength should be used instead of Charisma, because I thought that all Charisma was was sweet-talking and being eloquent and smooth of tongue. However, through real-life instances, I came to realize that only a very small amount of Charisma is smooth words and eloquence- it's force of personality. A low charisma character isn't the loud, rude, brash individual, it's the one nobody notices. The one that people see, but disregard. The one that just can't get your attention no matter how hard he tries. In that sense, it's not simply a matter of the rules getting in the way of gameplay- it's a matter of people thinking Charisma is something it isn't. If you know exactly what Charisma is, then there's no other ability score for Intimidation other than Charisma. Strength without Charisma is not intimidating at all. [/QUOTE]

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