Using Personality Traits

David Bofinger · 12-05-2023, 02:48 AM

I think it's a mistake to see large numbers as good. A high bravery score might make it hard to run away, a high honesty score might make it hard to deceive someone, high friendliness might leave you vulnerable to exploitation by cynical halflings, etc. The trait is supposed to push you toward one option and away from others.

The odd one out of the personality traits is attractiveness: it's about how people react to you, whereas all the others (Bravery, Honesty, Friendliness, Mood) are about how you react to other people. And high attractiveness generally is a good thing for a character.

12-05-2023, 02:48 AM	#6
David Bofinger Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sydney, Australia	Re: Using Personality Traits I think it's a mistake to see large numbers as good. A high bravery score might make it hard to run away, a high honesty score might make it hard to deceive someone, high friendliness might leave you vulnerable to exploitation by cynical halflings, etc. The trait is supposed to push you toward one option and away from others. The odd one out of the personality traits is attractiveness: it's about how people react to you, whereas all the others (Bravery, Honesty, Friendliness, Mood) are about how you react to other people. And high attractiveness generally is a good thing for a character.