Charisma doesn't equal prettiness, it equals awesomeness. Sorry if this rant is a bit off-topic, but I hate that comparison. You can look pretty unpleasant, and still have a personality that's driving and passionate. Gandhi wasn't much to look at, but I'd say he had at least a 17 CHA stat and the leadership feat to hell and back.
Charisma-based spell-casting is about will power and personal drive--the forcefulness and persuasive skill of your inner person determines how good you are at acting magically, as you are using the strength of your personality to "compel" the mystical energy within you to come out. It isn't a looks contest, it's a genuine issue with one's "presence," more a psychological issue than a physical one. How commanding is this person, that's the real question.
Charisma doesn't equal prettiness, it equals awesomeness. Sorry if this rant is a bit off-topic, but I hate that comparison. You can look pretty unpleasant, and still have a personality that's driving and passionate. Gandhi wasn't much to look at, but I'd say he had at least a 17 CHA stat and the leadership feat to hell and back.
Charisma-based spell-casting is about will power and personal drive--the forcefulness and persuasive skill of your inner person determines how good you are at acting magically, as you are using the strength of your personality to "compel" the mystical energy within you to come out. It isn't a looks contest, it's a genuine issue with one's "presence," more a psychological issue than a physical one. How commanding is this person, that's the real question.
Personally yours,
Theo