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[Bhryaen]

I'm returning to the game after several yrs and can't recall this one: Is CHA good for anything? Does it lower merchant prices or something? The manual lists high CHA as giving improved "reactions," but in what way? As I recall BG is one of those games where you can drop your score in some things to the minimum without any real adverse consequences, but I don't want to endure high merchant prices for nothing! If CHA doesn't affect merchants, however, is it only a matter of party reputation that improves it?

[Serg BlackStrider]

Yep, CHA does affect merchants. The best prices are at 20 CHA (you don't need more).

[Humanoid_Taifun]

Charisma also affects how people treat you and what rewards you get for solving quests. Baldur's Gate 1 is a lot more particular about this attribute than BG2 (and even NPCs might decide not to join you if you are too ugly for their tastes).

[wise grimwald]

In BG2 there is a ring that raises charisma to 18. There is a similar one in BG1 if you have the excellent BG1 NPC project mod installed.

However, as far as prices is concerned, what matters is the charisma of the leader of the party (The one at the top at the right of the screen). You can change leaders by dragging and dropping. Thus if you have Imoen or Ajantis in your party, you don't really need a very high charisma for your own character. Imoen has charisma 16, and Ajantis 18 if my memory serves me well.

There is a cloak available in Beregost that raises charisma by 2. I'll say no more as it could affect your enjoyment of the game. You should find out more on talking to somebody in the city of Baldur's Gate.

A mage can raise his/her own charisma by casting the spell friends. The effects are cumulative if it is cast more than once. It can be worthwhile casting the spell multiple times before going on a spending spree.

Note that prices also depend on reputation. It can therefore be worthwhile making sure that your reputation is high before going shopping.

More could be said, but I think that is sufficient to have at least a rudimentary grasp of the mechanics of how it works.

An example of the improved reactions is that if you do a certain quest in Candlekeep and have a charisma of 18, you will be given a dagger worth 150 gold pieces. If you sell it, you will be able to equip yourself very well for the beginning of the game. (If your character is a mage, he might want to keep it)

Modifié par wise grimwald, 09 décembre 2010 - 12:43 .

[Bhryaen]

Well, shucks, I didn't recognize all this. I've been rerolling characters now transferring extra points from CHA to CON. I'm used to NWN now where CHA is pointless except for class use. No worries about spoiling my game, however. After the many throrough run-throughs of BG1 yrs ago, I would welcome learning anything new. That said, I now remember a kid impossibly out in a dangerous southern wood whose cat died but who wouldn't talk to anyone if their CHA was too low.

[wise grimwald]

For a lot of charisma related freebies, 18 is the critical value. A good reason to have Ajantis leading your party. He might not be the best fighter, but he's OK and does have high charisma ALL the time.



There are at least 3 quests that are reliant on charisma, if not more.



There are certainly other quests introduced by mods that are charisma related.

[Matuse]

There's actually a large number of quests where your end reward is charisma dependant. The girl whose cat falls down the waterfall has several options. If your cha is too low, she won't talk to you at all. If it's enough to talk, you'll get a gimpy reward. If it is high, you get a much nicer reward and a reputation point.