From: johnjmedway (jjm@zycor.lgc.com)
Date: Tue 15 Jun 1993 - 03:20:25 EEST
APP V. CHA V. PRE:
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>> From: paul@phyast.pitt.edu
>> Subject: Re: COMMENTS ON COMMENTS >IMO< LONG
>> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 93 14:32:18 EDT
>>
>> APP vs CHA
>> "Presence" is a good name for the social stat. We'll try to come up with
>> something else for our sorcery system. We always interpreted CHA as
>> Oliver suggests for Presence, some people are likable, some good-looking,
>> some commanding.
The problem with _all_ of them is that they are _much_ more subjective than
Arguments for Losing Both:
CHA could be replaced by interpreting one or more of the communication
APP should be demoted, and used only to yield some "interesting traits"
_any_ of the other stats. I'd say either have _both_ APP & CHA, or lose both.
And PREsence is just CHArisma under another name.
skills. This would work especially well if the Ringworld root skill idea
is adapted, but nobody else seems to like that.
a la Pendragon.
or, better still, ...
APP could also be transformed into a 'skill' (not really, but using the
mechanism), more along the lines of the Custom (culture) skills.
What attractive to a Troll ( big, brutish, sloping forehead, big teeth,
bad breath ) is not necessarily the same as what is attractive to your
average Storm Bull ( big, brutish, wait a minute... ) er, bad example.
I mean a Dara Happan Yelmite ( blonde hair, fair skin, tall, ... ).
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