Ahnehnois
First Post
A lot of people happen to enjoy that element of the game. If you don't, it seems like it would be easy to give at-will abilities out for free, either as an explicit option or as the first 5e houserule.[MENTION=17106]Ahnehnois[/MENTION]; It's not that I think it's necessary. I just think "out of spells, switch to crossbow" was lame and needs to go the way of the dodo.
Honestly, I would argue that those leaders aren't really that charismatic (in D&D terms). Charisma has always been associated with courage. Remember when the paladin was mandated to have high charisma? It wasn't because all paladins were attractive wordsmiths. What ability score does represent courage? Wisdom? Wisdom and courage are definitely not the same thing either.Kaodi said:I despise the idea of " charisma " now somehow equalling " courage " . This is in direct contravention of so many real world examples where charismatic leaders turn out to be complete cowards.
Besides, similar issues exist with other ability scores. Agility, reflexes, and coordination are not the same. It's entirely possible to have great aim but be slow to action. The ability to remember things is not the same thing as critical thinking (what is an autistic savant's int?). Willpower and perception are not the same thing. When you have a system based around six ability scores, you're going to have to have broad definitions of them.