Charisma does not simply measure one’s force of personality—your confidence, your presence. It also measures physical attractiveness. A high Charisma means smooth-skin, coifed hair, symmetrical features: that you’re a real looker. A low Charisma, on the other hand, means something is… off.
Well, what’s off, exactly? Now, you can find out. Below is a list of 100 anomalous features. You should roll a number of d100s equal to your character’s negative Charisma modifier (1d100 for -1, 2d100 for -2, and so on). These anomalous features do not apply additional penalties to your character; they are merely a representation of your character’s low Charisma. In the event the same anomalous feature is rolled multiple times, you can choose to reroll the double or accept a particularly bad case of the anomalous feature (like extra thick eyebrows that also connect to your beard or the beadiest eyes in the world). After playing a chinless character that involuntarily drools, watch your players hesitate to make Charisma their dump stat…
- Chinless
- Double chin
- Untamed beard/facial hair
- Bald
- Balding
- Receding hairline
- Greasy hair
- Flat hair
- Dry scalp
- Hairy hands
- Big ears
- Hairy ears
- Unibrow
- Thick eyebrows
- No eyebrows
- Wide eyebrows
- Lazy eye
- Beady eyes
- Bloodshot eyes
- Bulging eyes
- Wandering eyes
- Fixed stare
- Blank expression
- Angry expression
- Lost expression
- Sad expression
- Disinterested expression
- Frightened expression
- Lustful expression
- Drunk expression
- Conceited expression
- Overbite
- Underbite
- Cleft lip
- Cracked tooth
- Missing tooth
- Missing teeth
- Crooked teeth
- Stained teeth
- Rotting teeth
- Extra teeth
- No upper lip
- No lower lip
- Dry lips
- Mole
- Blemish
- Lopsided scar
- Moist scar
- Deep scar
- Distracting scar
- Disturbing birthmark
- Wide nose
- Upturned nose
- Hooked nose
- Pointy nose
- Long nose
- Big nose
- Thick neck
- No neck
- Rough skin
- Pockmarked skin
- Leathery skin
- Oily skin
- Dirty
- Scruffy
- Puffy
- Pale
- Bloated
- Unnatural skin tone
- Dry skin
- Blank expression
- Angry expression
- Lost expression
- Sad expression
- Disinterested expression
- Frightened expression
- Lustful expression
- Drunk expression
- Conceited expression
- Spasm
- Involuntary tears
- Involuntary drool
- Involuntary noises
- Lip licker
- Lip biter
- Nail biter
- Bad breath
- Body odor
- Heavy breather
- Spits
- Scratches
- Facial tick
- Shifty
- Poor posture
- Stiff
- Noisy joints
- Bland fashion
- Gaudy
- Out of fashion
- Roll again twice and apply both anomalous features
Author’s note: This article is all in good fun and is not meant to insult. For every anomalous feature on this list, there is an example of a handsome person with such a feature. They could easily be qualities of characters with high Charisma, too. They are simply presented as quirks to help differentiate characters and add some hooks for interaction and some spice to roleplaying.
Ha! I love this. One of the players in my v3.5 Ravenloft game had a fighter with a 4 Charisma. (I usually throw out bad stat rolls, but hey, this WAS Ravenloft.) My group has been talking about resurrecting the campaign; I’ll definitely use this table. :-)
interesting, this could be fun to play around with. by the way, you doubled the facial expressions.
What, no involuntary flatulence?
^Jim: Argh! I thought it was strange that I had about 25 extras when I put the list together.
Maybe you can replace the expressions with personality rather than looks based quirks. We all know that perfectly normal or even good looking guy or girl with the personality of a rabid dog or a corpse.
so what would my Chr score be as I have…..
#2 Double chin, #6 Receding hairline, #24 Angry expression, #35 Cracked tooth, #67 Pale, #70 Dry skin, #96 Noisy joints, and #99 Out of fashion.
oh take into consideration Im 40 and have had way to many injuries…lol