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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 684211" data-attributes="member: 4937">Well, I also have my opinion.&nbsp; Aragorn's high attributes are best explained by the fact that he belongs to a +ECL race (Numenorian).&nbsp;&nbsp; His ability to whack orcs with a single blow is to some extent high strength, but it also might have something to do with a pretty significant magic sword that he is carrying around, and converted to a high level character in a D20 system there is no reason to suppose that he doesn't have something like 'power attack' or 'weapon specialization'.&nbsp; His charisma is high, but it isn't extraordinarily high - and he knows it.&nbsp; He continually belabours that he doesn't look the part of a King, and he worries about peoples initial reaction to him.&nbsp; His charisma certainly isn't high enough that he can overcome the stigma of being a ranger in Bree.&nbsp; His most incredible feats of Charisma could be attributed to good rolls, or as Ice Bear points out good Diplomacy skills.&nbsp;&nbsp; At times he does magical feats of Charisma, such as commanding the loyalty of the undead in the paths of the Dead, but this is again the result of a Template/Advantage 'Heir of the Numenorian Kings' - not the result of Epic charisma.So, how many ways are there to do this.&nbsp;&nbsp; As many as thier are DM's.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 684211, member: 4937"] Well, I also have my opinion. Aragorn's high attributes are best explained by the fact that he belongs to a +ECL race (Numenorian). His ability to whack orcs with a single blow is to some extent high strength, but it also might have something to do with a pretty significant magic sword that he is carrying around, and converted to a high level character in a D20 system there is no reason to suppose that he doesn't have something like 'power attack' or 'weapon specialization'. His charisma is high, but it isn't extraordinarily high - and he knows it. He continually belabours that he doesn't look the part of a King, and he worries about peoples initial reaction to him. His charisma certainly isn't high enough that he can overcome the stigma of being a ranger in Bree. His most incredible feats of Charisma could be attributed to good rolls, or as Ice Bear points out good Diplomacy skills. At times he does magical feats of Charisma, such as commanding the loyalty of the undead in the paths of the Dead, but this is again the result of a Template/Advantage 'Heir of the Numenorian Kings' - not the result of Epic charisma. So, how many ways are there to do this. As many as thier are DM's. [/QUOTE]

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