[darkstorme]

'o course, the other thing to consider about the "leader who lets no one in", is that with a low CHA, they don't have much by way of personal magnetism, nor the ability to inspire confidence in others. So lead they might, but they won't be a strong leader. What a leader like that needs, generally, is a mouthpiece. The master tactician, a small, quiet individual of mousey demeanour, can be trusted utterly by the strong, charismatic king/general/warleader, who takes the tactician's advice and gives it power.

That is to say, while a low-charisma leader might know the thing to do, he'd be hard-pressed to convince others of the fact until repeatedly proven right, in which case others can get over their misconceptions and listen regardless of what the individual looks/sounds/acts like. This, unfortunately, is somewhat more difficult to RP properly where dialogue is constrained by WPM typing speed. What's really required is a streaming voice modulator paired with a VoIP client. THAT would be interesting.

Sadly, I've yet to find anything reasonably priced (read: free) that does the former, and allows you to feed that through to the latter. But RP opportunities where you aren't constrained by your typing speed would be more immersive.. and require a great deal more acting skill, most likely. Also, if you're a naturally charismatic person, playing low CHA would be harder... and vice versa. Still, it's something for the more technically-minded forum members to think about. I'd be willing to put in some time on the modulator bit. *grins*