Every time I’m like, damnit Lae’zel get out the way! Let the grown ups talk! Your charisma is 8!

  • ono@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    To be fair, one could say it’s accurately simulating tables where everyone wants to be the face.

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      11 months ago

      Even more accurate — the only reason I’m so desperate to take point in the first place is so my crush will think I’m funny

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      11 months ago

      It’s a really odd mechanic that only one person is involved in the conversation. Are the rest of the party just stood back twiddling their thumbs? Very rarely do people converse like that in real life.

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        11 months ago

        It really does diminish the power of tailoring your party to specialties.

        If the guy I’m talking to starts being a dick why can’t I choose to have my badass character intimidate him? If they’re nice why can’t I use my charismatic character? Should be able to choose who responds to what whenever you like, it would make dialogue with NPCs so much more involved.

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          11 months ago

          Intimidation is a charisma skill. A hulking half-orc barbarian with violent tendencies is less intimidating than the party bard.

          As a piper, obviously, the bard could threaten to play the bagpipes out of tune so I can see where WotC were going with making it a Cha skill, but still.