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psionicninja2000 02-15-06, 10:10 PM	I have been invited to play in a local game using The World's Largest Dungeon and am trying to roll up a old character of mine in a new class. The problem is that my character, a human named Richard Redmane, is a bit of a mercenary/anti-hero. Hexblade and Warmage both look like very good classes for him to start with (Richard is smart, generally good with magic, and has a heck of a lot of angst) but I just cannot imagine Richard having a high charisma score (we are using a 34 point buy by the way.) To make a long story short (and avoid telling parts of his story that might get me banned,) Richard is a CN mercenary/loner with lousy people skills. He's not particularly bad-looking, he even managed to have a brief love affair (the tragic end of this affair is what drives him on in the games.) He just has had a loooong list of emotional scars that make him a really bad people person, doubly so if he is dealing with nobility (the source of most of his problems.) So, am I pigeon-holing the Charisma stat? Is it possible for me to have him with a high Char score and roleplay him the way I want to, as a moody loner?
TheChilliGod 02-15-06, 11:46 PM	Yep, sure. Go ahead. Seriously, I know tons of people that are socially withdrawn, yet seem to be able to weave and lie out of every situation. Myself included. Charisma means force of personality. That excludes what others think of him. You can be a pompous jackass and still have a high charisma, you just gotta be clear and forceful that you are a pompous jackass.
psionicninja2000 02-16-06, 10:08 AM	Thanks, I just have been associating high charisma with popularity. A mistake but it sort of made sense, if you have skill in being charming then people should like you...