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ShortQuests -- individual adventure modules! An all-new collection of digest-sized D&D adventures designed to plug in to your game.

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tequila Sunrise" data-source="post: 2910888" data-attributes="member: 40398">I don't know what you're trying to say here, as your sentence structure is making my eyes cross.I understand that we all have this notion that Charisma should be an important stat in this pretend world that we call d&d, because charisma is important in the the real world--it gets us friends, jobs, perks, power and so on. But d&d is a fantasy world in which we act out the adventures of a tiny group of people that make their living by slaying dragons and saving the world--not by climbing social ladders or ousting political opponents. It just follows that in this tiny group of make-believe people, not many of them are going to be concerned with social skills.You're right: strength of character = willpower. However, strength of character = wisdom. Let me put it this way, which has more character: a hermit who just spent 10 years on top of a mountain contemplating himself and the universe or a guy that spent the last 10 years 'sucking up' to everyone in the office that he works at in order to take over when the boss leaves? The hermit is accustomed to being deprived of many things: food, comfort, even social interaction. The office-guy is accustomed to being liked by others. Now let's insert a situation that requires willpower: Each man is offered a gorgeous woman in exchange for his soul. Which guy is more likely to succumb, do you think? The hermit just says 'I've spent 10 years without ANYONE; I certainly don't need this woman to make me happy.' while the office guy thinks 'My soul? Well, I've never used it before so what's the loss? If I turn down this woman, that would be pretty gay of me. Besides, marrying this babe will make everyone at the office jealous, and make me look real slick!'</blockquote>

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