Charisma

Charisma is one of the six attributes that form your Statistics.

Influences starting Civil Skill Points, and determines reaction and Reputation modifiers. It is frequently checked in dialogues.

Difficult Checks[]

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6 pts: Lucius - get Critical Strike training from him after Linos' Gold quest
7 pts: Antidas - get Lore skill training worth 10 SP; Dellar - learn his backstory and get +5 Sword, +5 Dodge, +5 Critical Strike training; Feng - learn his backstory, unlocks Mysteries of the Abyss quest and get Streetwise/Trading/Persuasion skill training worth 20 SP; A Matter Of Proof - persuade Mercato to help you (check is increased to 10 if you threatened him earlier); Tiresias - also requires Streetwise:[7], get a discount for his training
8 pts: Strabos - get Streetwise/Trading skill training worth 20 SP after completing A Game Of Cat & Mouse quest
9 pts: Preacher - convince him that you are The Chosen One
10 pts: Don't Suffer A Witch To Live (Boatmen of Styx) - resist Faelan's stare; Miracle Worker - perform a 'real' miracle

8 pts: +Persuasion, convince the spy in the The Aurelian Spies quest to give you the documents
10 pts: +Streetwise, convince the centurion in Ganezzar Fort Arena to wager Lion's Claw
12 pts: +Impersonate, successfully pass for a beggar in the Antidas' Hoard quest; +Persuasion, persuade Meru to take you to Ganezzar Star Room
16 pts: +Persuasion, convince Antidas to place the hit on Commander Carrinas without a proof in the A Matter Of Proof quest (also requires Intelligence:[8])