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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 5794118" data-attributes="member: 158">My take differs with this. Historically, the best fighters usually have regents or advisors when it comes to diplomacy and social courtliness. The ones who were skilled at diplomacy in actual fights were decent, but not physically awesome. There were a few exceptions, but generally speaking the most charismatic weren't skilled enough to keep themselves from being killed when the assassins came. One famous pairing, Octavian and Marcus Agrippa, was in the exact opposite order -- Octavian was the awesome statesman, but the majority of his military wins were from Agrippa, and the two were inseparable unto death, partly because they complemented each other so perfectly.In game terms, I think it's a balance trade off -- just how even sorcerers, the most charismatic of spellcasters, aren't skilled in diplomacy or intimidation, and wizards aren't good at pretty much anything outside of a book.</blockquote>