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This is why Intimidation is a floating skill at my table (startrek.website)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

but if your character isn't trained in intimidation,

How does one "train in intimidation"? The 20 str dragonborn barbarian with a giant halberd on his back needs to write sentences to learn how to look scary? Will they be taught by their 8 str gnome bard with a flower in his hair how to show someone he means business?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This mugger holding a gun to my head isn't scary because he doesn't speak eloquently so he can't have my wallet!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You... Don't need charisma to look scary. Having the intimidation skill trained makes the difference between being a strong character that looks stupid and a strong character that looks menacing.

All your examples are verbal intimidation, when I made clear that I don't mind using strength for intimidation. How does one train in intimidation? Well, having a background of being a mob, warrior, anything that usually partakes in intimidating people, and then training 5he skill on character creation. If your character has been actually training the skill, maybe you can talk to the DM to swap some skills around or pick a feat that let's you train it.

If your character focuses on being the master of the halberd, all it looks is like a stupid soldier. Yeah, with a +5 to intimidation because muscles big, but it really doesn't compare to the +9 that someone with experience/training in intimidation would have due to proficiency.