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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Haldrik" data-source="post: 8082397" data-attributes="member: 6694221">I hope. Where Level Up seeks to disconnect the heritages from the ability scores, this allows elves to develop their tropes of beauty, including art, charm, and goodlooks, by normal Charisma mechanics.Note, elves are also known for their physical goodlooks. Charisma doesnt refer to physical goodlooks, but it does apply to visual appeal and artistic style. Probably, goodlooks works better as a halffeat, that gives advantage to things within the range to see the goodlooks. Goodlooks is something like the old school "comeliness", but as a trait, rather than as a score. However, in the case of elves, their physical goodlooks are an aspect of their magical competence, and might relate to an elf shine trope. In the LotR movies, Legolas conveys the magical goodlooks of the elf trope, where his goodlooks correlate with being miraculously clean and well-groomed, even under impossible circumstances.That said, the Charisma of the elf relates to their art, their compelling songs and oratory, their Performance, their verbal bardic magic, their fame for enchantment spells, charm, eloquence, and Persuasion. Charisma is a must.If an item is created, there can be an additional Performance check to determine its score of esthetic appeal. Esthetic items are more valuable than "ugly" items. Often the functionality is elegance. So something that is well made, and does its job well, also tends to be ergonomically beautiful. Power and beauty in the abstract sense, correlate.</blockquote>

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