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<blockquote data-quote="MonkeyDragon" data-source="post: 1950594" data-attributes="member: 23929">Ohg the half orc fighter had an int of 10, wis of 11, cha of 6.&nbsp; I figured that he would wind up getting killed early on and would be replaced with a character with better stats.&nbsp; But he went through the whole campaign and turned out to be one of the best characters ever.&nbsp; Ohg was not bright.&nbsp; But not STUPID.&nbsp; No, Ohg was just inarticulate.&nbsp; He had a standard spoke in third person speech impediment and used simple sentances.&nbsp; Yet every one in awhile would volunteer a startling bit of wisdom to astound the party, or a linguistic gem like &quot;Ohg have innate distrust of incoporeal surfaces.&quot;&nbsp; I thought his low charisma could mean that he might have some good thoughts, but have a hard time expressing himself.&nbsp; He also liked to &quot;solve problem with cold steel.&quot;He was also kind of immature in dealing with other people emotionally.&nbsp; He deferred almost completely to the tacit leader of the party, who he called &quot;Fearless Leader,&quot; and would raise his hand to speak.&nbsp; He relied on the party rogue for protection (an elf about half his size) and cried once or twice when things just got to be too much.&nbsp; He knew his place in a fight, though.&nbsp; Bash monster with sword.&nbsp; And at the conclusion of a well-resolved battle?&nbsp; &quot;Ohg is pleased.&quot;Despite his shortcomings, Ohg was regarded fondly by his party.&nbsp; He wasn't particularly good at anything except smashing stuff and making pies, but his foibles made him lovable, if not noteable.I think the thing to remember is there are a lot of aspects to charisma that you could work with, especially in cojnunction with your other stats, to turn the low score into a set of nifty character traits that can be fun to play and go beyond nasty, ugly, or uncouth.&nbsp; It's an especially interesting challenge with another low cha person in the group.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MonkeyDragon, post: 1950594, member: 23929"] Ohg the half orc fighter had an int of 10, wis of 11, cha of 6. I figured that he would wind up getting killed early on and would be replaced with a character with better stats. But he went through the whole campaign and turned out to be one of the best characters ever. Ohg was not bright. But not STUPID. No, Ohg was just inarticulate. He had a standard spoke in third person speech impediment and used simple sentances. Yet every one in awhile would volunteer a startling bit of wisdom to astound the party, or a linguistic gem like "Ohg have innate distrust of incoporeal surfaces." I thought his low charisma could mean that he might have some good thoughts, but have a hard time expressing himself. He also liked to "solve problem with cold steel." He was also kind of immature in dealing with other people emotionally. He deferred almost completely to the tacit leader of the party, who he called "Fearless Leader," and would raise his hand to speak. He relied on the party rogue for protection (an elf about half his size) and cried once or twice when things just got to be too much. He knew his place in a fight, though. Bash monster with sword. And at the conclusion of a well-resolved battle? "Ohg is pleased." Despite his shortcomings, Ohg was regarded fondly by his party. He wasn't particularly good at anything except smashing stuff and making pies, but his foibles made him lovable, if not noteable. I think the thing to remember is there are a lot of aspects to charisma that you could work with, especially in cojnunction with your other stats, to turn the low score into a set of nifty character traits that can be fun to play and go beyond nasty, ugly, or uncouth. It's an especially interesting challenge with another low cha person in the group. [/QUOTE]

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