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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fireinthedust" data-source="post: 5029374" data-attributes="member: 51930">um... because none of the Jedi compare to, like, Britney Spears.  They're based on religious figures, like the wise old guy in the desert who no one likes who turns out to be Obiwan-frickin' Kenobi!!!  (that no one is impressed with ever)Sorceresses are long known to be mega-hot.  The whole class (in 3e and 4e now) is designed so that players can be a dumb@$$ and still cast spells.  That babe magic-user with the rod of sizzle never set foot in the academy of grognards.  She hung out at the beach-loft slash unicorn ranch with the hot paladin, the hot rogue, the hot druid, befriends-cuddly-animals ranger, and the bard.  There was giggling.  I mean, when you see someone dressed like a Jedi, do *you* think they have great force of personality?  Never!  I say this as a twenty-something who bought his wife a lightsabre toy as a romantic gift, no one waving a lightsabre is seen as anywhere near as impressive as they see themselves.Which, I suppose, explains why the makers of an rpg based on star wars would say UtF should be Cha-based.  grrr.Seriously, tho, I get what you mean about intimidate.  I just think it's a limiting factor on the characters who, realistically... well, ok, so I can't think of a horrifically non-charismatic jedi... but stil, y'know?  Oh, wait, Luke Skywalker!  And Anikin in Episode 1.  I like Haden Christiansen (gets more abuse than he deserves, especially considering how much cash gets shelled out at Lucas despite Jar Jar), so I'll leave that to the rest of you.    But yeah, SWSE is so hybrid between 3e and 4e, I wonder if they really thought out enough of the concepts.</blockquote>

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