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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 1069904" data-attributes="member: 3400">And a great performer doesn't have to have any other social skills if he doesn't want them. Maybe he put them also into things like tumbling or some knowledge skills. That's fine.As far as why it has to be the bard or rogue who's the charmer, it doesn't have to be that way at all... but it might be less efficient other ways. There's nothing stopping you from sinking points into cross class skills. It's just that, because it's not part of your core education and professional focus, it's harder to get really good at it than someone who's job is more likely to put them into those situations.In the real world, is it possible for a middle manager with an MBA to be really good at writing in iambic pentameter? Sure. Is it as likely as a poetry journal editor with a degree in English literature? No. The focused education and job aren't geared to make it efficient for the MBA/manager, but it's not impossible. Same in D&D with cross class skills.I am a proponent of mixing class skills around though, but only if the player comes up with a really good justification. Diplomacy might be good for fighters if the character is raised in a culture where fighters are taught a certain amount of etiquette or are specifically groomed for a life in politics. Just swap it in for another class skill that isn't as pertinent to the culture.</blockquote>