| This is a fan created (non-conanal) houserule. |
Carousing and Sex Appeal[]
Carousing and Sex Appeal are both based on HT in the standard rules. I can't see the justification. There are some social environments where your popularity may be based on your ability to out-drink everyone else (high HT is good!), but there aren't many. And why should anyone's success with the opposite sex be related to the number of days they've had off sick?
Instead, I base both on Perception. If you go into a bar, your ability to fit in with the patrons and talk them into having a good time (in the sense of both skills!) is related to how well you can read their mood and the way that your approaches are being received. It's very easy to cross the line between the life and soul of the party, and an obnoxious boor that everyone wants to avoid. In relationships, you need to be able to judge the moment when it is appropriate to move from friendly getting-to-know you chat, to intimate, shall-we-take-this-elsewhere seduction.