The real, true hero of the show

    • @gerusz@ttrpg.network
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      431 year ago

      Yeah, he was a condescending sexist prick to the Kiyoshi warriors (initially), and while it did earn him some beatings, it didn’t get him a restraining order and he even got with Suki in the end. That’s high CHA alright.

      • @foyrkopp@lemmy.world
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        I don’t know about you, but to me, the fact that he showed genuine humility and willingness to step beyond his initial chauvinism (after some hands-on lessons about fighting women) had a lot more to do with that than his charm.

      • snooggums
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        111 year ago

        Meet enough people and there will be at least one who is into jerks.

        • @Eagle0600
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          121 year ago

          Charisma is force of personality. Being hot is just a circumstance modifier to some checks.

          • Pastor Haggis
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            141 year ago

            In Pathfinder 1e, it mentions that high charisma can mean an attractive person. We know this can be true because my bard had a 36 cha (PF1e is broken lmao) and we all know it wasn’t his personality.

          • @SARGEx117@lemmy.world
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            Yeah, but it affects ALL charisma rolls, so it’s effectively just a permanent CHA boost applied directly to the character. No functional difference from naturally high CHA, IMO.

            Wait.

            It doesn’t work if target doesn’t have LOS, so loophole found, we just have to invent the internet or telephone in-universe to nullify sokka’s advantage.

            Edit: or drop a permanent orb of darkness over him so nobody can see what he looks like

        • Norgur
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          If you should have learned one thing from feminism, it’s that charisma and physical attractiveness are not the same thing.

          • @Lexam@lemmy.ca
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            281 year ago

            Pretty sure that’s not the one thing you should take away from feminism. Pretty sure it’s something about equality.

            • @Redscare867@lemmy.ml
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              81 year ago

              I get that this is a bit, but even in D&D charisma and attractiveness are different. Unless the elder brain is supposed to be sexy, then I need to rethink some things.

      • Fonzie!
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        -11 year ago

        Trying to defend being a massive Sokka simp, I see?

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    401 year ago

    His CHA was high enough that he kept rolling low and saying silly things and it still was good enough.

    • @Lianodel@ttrpg.network
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      Like when the character is more charismatic than the player. “I don’t know what to say in this situation, but I rolled well!”

        • @Lianodel@ttrpg.network
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          61 year ago

          I mean, yeah, that was my point.

          The same thing happens with intelligence. D&D characters often have superhuman abilities, so you’ve got to just do your best with the roleplaying, but let interpretation and die rolls fill in the gaps.

    • @ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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      On the contrary, if you keep trying then eventually you’ll roll a 20 no matter how low your CHA is. That’s good enough in circumstances where you do get to keep trying and you only need to succeed once. Sokka would keep trying while Zuko would refuse to risk looking like a fool.