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Old 11-01-2011, 09:35 AM   #11
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Default Re: [Social Engineering] Charisma treated inconsistently with BIO/Basic

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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh
While the next paragraph says to interpreted vision/hearing liberally (i.e. any imaging sense and any non-written language will do), this still means it is highly problematic to stat up people who appear very charismatic in a chat (IRC etc.).

It also means that SE-Charisma is useless for TV stars, radio hosts, call centres . . . well, pretty much anyone not using a direct two-channel two-way communication. Even the one-point-cheaper Appearance is now easier to use, since it works for things like film or even photography. (And note that Appearance is rather expensive given the number of hidden Limitations it has.)
I think the section Indirect Interaction (pp32-33) covers this. Public-Speaking (usually the relevant skill for TV or radio) is not limited by the requirement to see or hear the audience.
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