tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post6463222894156459575..comments2023-10-14T03:58:59.333-06:00Comments on The Tao of D&D: CharismaAlexis Smolenskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-32603313038980649042013-09-16T15:39:19.603-06:002013-09-16T15:39:19.603-06:00I recommend you use the character background gener...I recommend you use the <a href="http://tao-of-dnd.wikispaces.com/Character+Background+Generator" rel="nofollow">character background generator</a> on Tao at Wikispaces.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-42116542041337258612008-06-19T08:01:00.000-06:002008-06-19T08:01:00.000-06:00Arcona, on the Internet it is always advisable to ...Arcona, on the Internet it is always advisable to lurk before you leap. In the future you may want to read more than one article before you post a comment. You will avoid contracting foot-in-mouth disease.<BR/><BR/>The article posted immediately prior to this one will answer the 'Jeremy' reference. The article 'Enough Jack' will answer your other question.<BR/><BR/>To summarize for you, Jack and Jeremy can be substituted. <BR/><BR/>Let me give you an example.<BR/><BR/>I was listening to the news on the way to work and the topic was how students feel like they have too much homework. In response, some parent whom I'll refer to as 'Jeremy', organized a group to petition our education system to lower the amount of homework given to students. Whine, bitch, moan... until the system is so slack, we're sending our kids to school to play non-contact, cooperative games, finger paint with non-toxic, environmentally friendly, food grade paint and talk about their feelings all day. I don't want my children coddled, I want them doing homework and studying their asses off. I want them to be as prepared for the mean, ugly, competitive world out there as possible. <BR/><BR/>I don't see why the characters in a DnD world should be treated like that either. This is an entirely new opinion for me as a DM, and I started playing 27 years ago myself.<BR/><BR/>You might want to stick around and read a few more articles to determine what this blog is about before you stick your foot in your mouth again.<BR/><BR/>There be rust monsters here.<BR/><BR/>-MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-51643530578648381192008-06-19T07:55:00.000-06:002008-06-19T07:55:00.000-06:00Oh, shit, that link is FUKKING funny!Oh, shit, that link is FUKKING funny!Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-45107539452283213322008-06-19T07:50:00.000-06:002008-06-19T07:50:00.000-06:00Yes, Eileen...but these are my people. They under...Yes, Eileen...but these are my <I>people</I>. They understand me. We speak the same language.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-26916404577894575542008-06-19T07:25:00.000-06:002008-06-19T07:25:00.000-06:00Heh. I just noticed the disparity in the number o...Heh. I just noticed the disparity in the number of comments you get depending upon where you're writing. Interesting.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea what kind of humor you really like, but I got a kick out of this D&D "killjoy" article and thought you might enjoy it:<BR/><BR/>http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2008/06/alttext_0618Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17114492562593909677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-43621871378185359082008-06-18T21:03:00.000-06:002008-06-18T21:03:00.000-06:00I write an entire blog post, more than a thousand ...I write an entire blog post, more than a thousand words, about why I have no interest in being "nice" like some tolerant adult, and he just...doesn't...get...it.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-15857293596200552032008-06-18T20:19:00.000-06:002008-06-18T20:19:00.000-06:00First of all, my name is not Jeremy, but nice try....First of all, my name is not Jeremy, but nice try.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, tone down the hostility a little, man. You seem pretty high strung for a supposed veteran of 30 years. I did notice what you were doing with your chart. I was merely sharing my own interpretation of the stat. What's the point of enabling blog comments if you can't have dialogues with your readers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-19368701538247185662008-06-18T18:40:00.000-06:002008-06-18T18:40:00.000-06:00Arcona (or should I say "Jeremy")Your answer is pa...Arcona (or should I say "Jeremy")<BR/><BR/>Your answer is part of this same old whining bullshit. <I>Wah, wah, my character smells and isn't cool...wah!!!</I><BR/><BR/>If you want to be a beauty queen or having a charming personality, put the higher stat on your charisma. You might have noticed that it IS possible for one of my characters to have an 18 charisma and still have a bulbous nose; or a 5 charisma and still have extraordinary hair, eyes or skin. Pay attention.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-88449803980632621112008-06-18T18:24:00.000-06:002008-06-18T18:24:00.000-06:00I've always felt uncomfortable telling a player hi...I've always felt uncomfortable telling a player his/her character has to appear ugly or smell bad just because they have a low CHA score. I always give players the option to chose their appearance. They can be as ugly or pretty as they like, their charisma score is entirely separate. So you can be an ugly bastard, but still have a charming personality, or you can be a beauty queen but be completely socially unacceptable. These things can happen in the real world, why not the D&D world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-85319943312185044672008-06-18T16:41:00.000-06:002008-06-18T16:41:00.000-06:00Why make the assumption that the player's have a c...Why make the assumption that the player's have a choice in their appearance? Appearance or our nature is something thrust upon us, which we must adapt to; it is a stronger character who must live with what they get, not choose what they prefer.Alexis Smolenskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539170107563075967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3871409676946408069.post-47574631444811862252008-06-18T16:12:00.000-06:002008-06-18T16:12:00.000-06:00I am assuming that the results are not cumulative....I am assuming that the results are not cumulative.<BR/><BR/>I usually have the players explain / defend their attributes. I have gotten answers from "He stutters" (CHR = 8) to "She is missing her left eye". The later was a great combo given the characters low Dexterity (9) and low Charisma(9).<BR/><BR/>-MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com