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<blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 8685798" data-attributes="member: 5889"><p>As for charisma and wisdom, at the end of the day its always a debate because in real life people don't have two stats, they have a spectrum of different abilities. So it never "completely makes sense" when you have these divided stats.</p><p></p><p>But the way it works in dnd is that a low wisdom high charisma is a very socially forceful person, that often gets in their own way. They have limited self control (they may have an addictive personality as well). But they also tend to collapse under pressure, they are eloquent and will make the case for their way....but if social pressure is going against them their argument will crumble. Another way to see them is "flighty", the kind of person that is always changing gears and can't stick to any one task (which is why their perceptions are low, they are too easily distracted, they can't stay focused enough to really hear and see what's going on around them).</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile a high wisdom/low charisma person is more a force of nature. They are immutable, but often come across as "stubborn" because of their limited ability to communicate their point of view. They just seem intransitant, and can be frustrating for others to work with. Clerics like this in communities are often ruling through their position, rather than their personality. People go along with them not often because they want to, but because "god said so".</p><p></p><p>Then you get the perfect blend of decently high wisdom and charisma, the ultimate social force. They are persuasive and strong of will, they know the right way to go, they have the will to back it up, and people will naturally follow them. These are your evangelicals, that convert new people to the faith.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stalker0, post: 8685798, member: 5889"] As for charisma and wisdom, at the end of the day its always a debate because in real life people don't have two stats, they have a spectrum of different abilities. So it never "completely makes sense" when you have these divided stats. But the way it works in dnd is that a low wisdom high charisma is a very socially forceful person, that often gets in their own way. They have limited self control (they may have an addictive personality as well). But they also tend to collapse under pressure, they are eloquent and will make the case for their way....but if social pressure is going against them their argument will crumble. Another way to see them is "flighty", the kind of person that is always changing gears and can't stick to any one task (which is why their perceptions are low, they are too easily distracted, they can't stay focused enough to really hear and see what's going on around them). Meanwhile a high wisdom/low charisma person is more a force of nature. They are immutable, but often come across as "stubborn" because of their limited ability to communicate their point of view. They just seem intransitant, and can be frustrating for others to work with. Clerics like this in communities are often ruling through their position, rather than their personality. People go along with them not often because they want to, but because "god said so". Then you get the perfect blend of decently high wisdom and charisma, the ultimate social force. They are persuasive and strong of will, they know the right way to go, they have the will to back it up, and people will naturally follow them. These are your evangelicals, that convert new people to the faith. [/QUOTE]
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