This is my response to the idea of linking CHA and physical attractiveness from another thread. Instead of posting it there where it'd be off topic, I thought it would be more considerate to make it its own thread and continue this facet of the discussion here. To sum up, I don't think a character's physical attractiveness should factor into his CHA score, because beauty is subjective, and CHA actually does something. I don't think a paladin's lay on hands, a cleric's turn attempts, or a sorcerer's bonus spells and save DCs should be dependent in part on how hot the character is.
That is to say, if CHA is linked to beauty but you can make a character a high CHA as ugly as you want and a low CHA as beautiful as you want, in what way is CHA linked to beauty? If the book says they are linked, but we are saying they can be completely independent from one another--that you can make high CHA uggos and low CHA hotties-- then they aren't really linked. It doesn't make any sense to say CHA is a measure of physical attractiveness, except when it isn't, which can whenever.
I agree, but thats why I think CHA and beauty should be considered separate. If they are linked, by that logic you could make one character who is ugly and forceful, another meek and hot, and they could have the same CHA score. They would get the same number of bonus spells as Sorcerers, one for having a forceful personality, the other for being pretty.Aaron L said:You can have your high Charisma character be as ugly as you want... Conversely, you can have your stunningly beautiful character suffer from a low Charisma
That is to say, if CHA is linked to beauty but you can make a character a high CHA as ugly as you want and a low CHA as beautiful as you want, in what way is CHA linked to beauty? If the book says they are linked, but we are saying they can be completely independent from one another--that you can make high CHA uggos and low CHA hotties-- then they aren't really linked. It doesn't make any sense to say CHA is a measure of physical attractiveness, except when it isn't, which can whenever.