Naive / Incorrectly uses words or phrases / Has an optimistic, vivacious, and fun loving personality. Could be fairly close to the "Blonde joke" personality stereotype.
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You have fake knowledge. Confidence is practically synonymous with charisma. I remember charisma has also been described as follows: a person with high charisma can convince others that they are very knowledgeable, but they faulter when faced with a true expert.
Your character has probably bluffed him/herself into believing that they are intelligent and wise as well. They act with extreme confidence, though they often draw bad conclusions. Just because you can convince people to do something, doesn't mean that you convince them to do the right thing.
You can make men and women alike swoon with a glance. Kings are at your beck and call when you snap your fingers. Whistle a tune, and it's the national anthem the very next day. Seas part and deserts bloom where you go.
But for the love of all that's Holy: never open your mouth to speak!
You can make men and women alike swoon with a glance. Kings are at your beck and call when you snap your fingers. Whistle a tune, and it's the national anthem the very next day. Seas part and deserts bloom where you go.
But for the love of all that's Holy: never open your mouth to speak!
I can't help but think of Romey and Michelle's High School Reunion...
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As I read this, I'm sitting in the room with my daughter Naomi, who is four days old.
She sleeps, eats, and poops, and is the absolute center of attention; the star of the show.
And that's it, exactly: Int/Wis/Cha: 7/7/20
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Like I was totally going to the armour shop and they had like this totally awesome breastplate. And I was like Oh My Gahd Jenny I like so have to have that. And Jenny was like "Yah! That's, like, so totally you." So I went up to the blacksmith and he was like sooo dreamy and he was so nice to me and he gave me like, a discount and everything. And this Breastplate goes so well with the vambraces I picked up at that cute little shop in Korvosa. So like Jenny and me were walking over to the alehouse when all these goblins started attacking the town and so Jenny and me like totally killed them because they were like icky and stuff...
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My current char is a halfling Paladin who has 8/8/20, and I basically play him as an innocent, childlike type. It's actually fun to balance with the Paladin role-playing because my group basically can convince me of anything because I'm gullible, so it becomes this back and forth of me not disapproving of some action that's borderline and the elf wizard convincing me it's ok. But part of the charisma is I'm so badass and brave that my compatriots can't help but love me and be inspired by me. I'll charge headfirst into hopeless odds, come out victorious on the other side, and humbly thank my goddess for the power to triumph.
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AAAAAAAND I just realized I'm roleplaying Forrest Gump.
Imagine someone standing on stage, the centre of attention, and saying something like:-
"My interests are in world peace, helping children,and providing a home for all the lost little doggies in the world"
i.e. your typical 1970s Miss World entrant :-)
Aiddar
Did you see Wicked? Think of Fiyero before his transformation (both figurative and literal). Or of the Scarlet Pimpernel, except the frippery is not an act.
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2 Words: Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, while INT 7, had some common sense and although was gullible, was not fooled by BS, so I would put his WIS higher than 7. He obviously was good at making WILL saves.
Elan from Order of the Stick
Nale too.
He always has enough people that actually follow his lead, most are extremely competent in their field. But his plans usually suck terribly and you can provoke him into doing fatal mistakes quite easily.
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So I have this friend, right? And this guy is a major player with the ladies. Like, he is with a different woman every. single. night. He's sharp dressed, good looking, and smoother than smooth.
However, he's also sort of a twit. He knows next to nothing about religion, politics, history, or mathematics, but it doesn't prevent him from talking about them at length and almost convincing you he's telling the truth. Not only that, but he's fairly gullible. He never seems to know where the rest of the conversation is at, can't tell when people are mocking him, and still believes every single lie his mother has ever told him. True Story.
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Jump up and down on Oprah's couch?
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Zaphod Beeblebrox
Charlie Sheen.
I have a general understanding of the divide between Intelligence and Wisdom, and their roles in the way that a character is portrayed. If I remember right, the way Gygax put it, the Int guy knows why smoking is bad for him and the Wis guy chooses not to smoke. But what happens when you dump both, yet you've got so much Charisma that you can convince anyone to do almost anything for you, sway the hearts and minds of millions, and bend leaders to your whims with but a word?
I think there might be multiple ways to portray this character. I like the Forrest Gump suggestion. I'm not familiar with most of the others, but the first to pop into my mind was Chauncey (Chance the) Gardener from the movie "Being There". He is someone with dress and manner alone (entirely unintentionally) is in a position to influence world events. I could see playing the character that way.
But what happens when you dump both, yet you've got so much Charisma that you can convince anyone to do almost anything for you, sway the hearts and minds of millions, and bend leaders to your whims with but a word?
To misquote Tolkien, "Not all that are lost wander."
As others had said, false yet charming confidence.
To boldly go where mankind has previously had the common sense to never go before! (Cue music...)
George W Bush?
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I might not understand the big fancy words you're talkin mister, and maybe I ain't got the sense gods gave most mules but I do know one thing: courage. It don't take brains or even muscle to stand up fer sumthin you believe in; it just takes conviction to do sumthin about it. Now me 'n my friends here, we hear you been hurtin people, good people. Well that ain't right, jes like the preacher here says it ain't. So I'm only gonna ask once - pack up yer frogs, wands and jugs 'o slime and leave town!
I see this guy as just really dedicated to whatever naive principles or convictions he has and the courage to stand up for them. Fear effects are a Will save, so he gets afraid...often. But like a lot of the action heroes in the 90's and 2k films, he admits when he's afraid.
That's another part of this guy: he's very human (even if his race isn't Human). He's the everyman; the guy we can ALL relate to but yet he strives just a little farther than everyone else. Ex: Captain America back when he was just Steve Rodgers.
Here's a kid that doesn't know any more about the world than what he sees in the newsreels and aint never been outside the Bronx (not worldly or studied); he's not "wise" enough to avoid fights with bullies and in fact sometimes encourages them. Why? because he BELIEVES in the underdog, about right and wrong, and most of all he believes in himself. Sure he's not the smartest, strongest or even the wisest kid around, but if you'll just give him a uniform and a chance, he'll show you 10 TIMES the heart of any grunt on the line!
That's what these stats make me think of; that wierd, inner confidence that only a few great leaders have. It doesn't come from talent, or a special ability or knack; there's nothing unique about them. But they BELIEVE and that is inspiring.
And finally that word sums up this character for me: inspiring. Not because of the specific actions he takes but because he takes action at all. I like this guy. I WANT to hang out with him, lend him my skills when he needs them; he makes me feel inspired and feel like I'm part of something bigger just by hanging around him. That's my 2 coppers anyway.
Play Mitt Romney, dumb as a box of rocks and still gets people to follow him. Or you could play <insert any politician here>.
Rudy
You get the worst caricature of a politician. Hilarity ensues.
Paris Hilton? Oh wait you said 7s not 3s... carry on...
You could play it this way:
Loyal and lovable. Cares about having feel-good relationships with those around him. Is not a leader, nor does he intentionally manipulate anybody. When he gets an idea in his head, you can't help but want to help him accomplish his goals. He always seems find a way to get the job done, even if he messes up or gets his allies in danger a few times along the way.
It's not like dumb people don't want good things, they just can't think of good ideas to get it. This kind of person is easily manipulated, and could easily be taken advantage of. It's good for this kind of player to be good friends with an intelligent person who cares for them and speaks reason when they cannot care or reason for themselves.
You basically described the public perception of most politicians or celebrities. This would a be a person with a massive entourage that would be basking in reflected fame and / or using the character's charisma to their own ends.
If you've seen Black Dynamite think Bullhorn as Sweet Throat (if you haven't, don't watch it if you're easily offended).
I've been racking my brain to figure out who would really fit and I think that Brittany Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian, Geraldo Rivera, Blagojevich, Trump (he must have massive charisma or nobody would pay attention to him anymore ...) et al, would be good examples.
I disagree that this is Forrest Gump. Gump always knew the right thing to say and right action to take. Gump would be 7 INT, 18 WIS.
You have fake knowledge.
Not if you're a Lore Oracle ;D
Luffy from One Piece is a good example. People follow him even though he's an idiot.
No doubt I mean come on he's got the worlds most beautiful woman at his beck and call.
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No No No...you are all wrong. The clear example is Kelso from that 70's show.