Mute Intimidation [Archive] - Wizards Community

Mute Intimidation [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Nirenn
04-26-08, 04:28 PM I was looking through Complete Scoundrel and under the sample encounter for Peck, the loveable mute halfling, it states that he has +3 ranks in gather information and +13 in intimidate.

How would this work for a character who cannot speak? i thought social skills were a no-no for non-speaking characters?
pigknight
04-26-08, 04:46 PM Why not? Just 'cause he's mute doesn't mean he can't scare the bejesus out of you.
ciaran
04-26-08, 08:03 PM It can't be communicated over the internet. Try running into somebody who didn't want to be found in a dark alley.
Jay_Ibero_911
04-26-08, 09:21 PM Unlike diplomacy, intimidate on it's own is not language, creature, or intelligence dependant. Intimidate is useable without penalty (beyond size penalty) against any non-mindless creature not immune to fear, including animals for instance. It is an entirely visual skill, how good your are at LOOKING scary.
ciaran
04-26-08, 09:24 PM Saying badass **** just gets you kudos. :D
pigknight
04-26-08, 11:01 PM I noticed something, the only good thing with the CW samurai, with enough specialization you have a 50/50 chance to intimidate the tarresque.
fridesgerte
04-28-08, 12:40 AM My mute Fighter does a pretty good job of intimidating. Just the sight of her 6-foot frame standing there in full plate, leaning on her greatsword, and smiling, gets peoples attention. (+10 intimidate). She also does the silent scary bodyguard routine and backs up our cleric or rogue for when diplomacy fails.

She does OK on gather information also. She takes a gentler approach, wearing her comfortable old studded leather and sitting quietly in the tavern, listening, nodding and occationally buying a round. (+4 gather info). Even when she could speak, that was how she usually did it.
Swooper
04-28-08, 11:07 AM I think the bushi of one of the L5R samurai clans (Lion, was it?) fought with complete silence. I imagine that to be scary as hell, in an unhuman kind of way. Most warriors shout battlecries, grunts and so on in battle, voicing no sound at all can be very intimidating.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Nirenn 04-26-08, 04:28 PM	I was looking through Complete Scoundrel and under the sample encounter for Peck, the loveable mute halfling, it states that he has +3 ranks in gather information and +13 in intimidate. How would this work for a character who cannot speak? i thought social skills were a no-no for non-speaking characters?
pigknight 04-26-08, 04:46 PM	Why not? Just 'cause he's mute doesn't mean he can't scare the bejesus out of you.
ciaran 04-26-08, 08:03 PM	It can't be communicated over the internet. Try running into somebody who didn't want to be found in a dark alley.
Jay_Ibero_911 04-26-08, 09:21 PM	Unlike diplomacy, intimidate on it's own is not language, creature, or intelligence dependant. Intimidate is useable without penalty (beyond size penalty) against any non-mindless creature not immune to fear, including animals for instance. It is an entirely visual skill, how good your are at LOOKING scary.
ciaran 04-26-08, 09:24 PM	Saying badass **** just gets you kudos. :D
pigknight 04-26-08, 11:01 PM	I noticed something, the only good thing with the CW samurai, with enough specialization you have a 50/50 chance to intimidate the tarresque.
fridesgerte 04-28-08, 12:40 AM	My mute Fighter does a pretty good job of intimidating. Just the sight of her 6-foot frame standing there in full plate, leaning on her greatsword, and smiling, gets peoples attention. (+10 intimidate). She also does the silent scary bodyguard routine and backs up our cleric or rogue for when diplomacy fails. She does OK on gather information also. She takes a gentler approach, wearing her comfortable old studded leather and sitting quietly in the tavern, listening, nodding and occationally buying a round. (+4 gather info). Even when she could speak, that was how she usually did it.
Swooper 04-28-08, 11:07 AM	I think the bushi of one of the L5R samurai clans (Lion, was it?) fought with complete silence. I imagine that to be scary as hell, in an unhuman kind of way. Most warriors shout battlecries, grunts and so on in battle, voicing no sound at all can be very intimidating.