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Quote from: johnnih;687057I'm in the process of designing a system for a private group of friends. On a basic level the system is pretty old school and resembles something most of us are well familiar with. For that reason, I thought I would throw this question I encountered out there.

The basis of player characters are six attributes only slightly different from the D&D norm: STRength, FORtitude, DEXterity, PERception, INTelligence, and CHArisma. Let's call them primary attributes. These are grouped in pairs, forming six subsets of secondary attributes. That is - for now there is only five and this is where we arrive at my question:

Is there a secondary attribute that it would make sense to derive from STR and CHA?

It's not that there absolutely has to be, but the five other subsets came so naturally to me that this last one got me wondering. I considered a "leadership" attribute, but couldn't really provide rationale behind having STR be important there. "Intimidation/interrogation" could make sense, but is a bit too minor compared to the other derivatives. I would rather have it as a skill linked to either attribute as this is also a thing within my system's rules.

To give you an idea of what I'm looking for, these are the five secondary attributes and the pairs of primary attributes they are derived from:

STR
|||||> Resist physical trauma. Deals with resistance vs. crushing blows, etc
FOR

FOR
|||||> Physical defense. Deals with avoiding/reducing incoming damage.
DEX

DEX
|||||> Speed/reflexes. Deals with initiatives and some in-combat actions
PER

PER
|||||> Awareness. Picking up subtle clues. Noticing details.
INT

INT
|||||> Willpower. Used for some mental defenses and generally tests of will
CHA

CHA
|||||>  ?
STR


So, any ideas? Again, I don't absolute need another derivative, but it would be more elegant to have one.