Charisma
Charisma is an attribute that determines how well a player will negotiate the purchase and sale of equipment in shops.
The Attribute[edit]
Charisma is only used in Ultima I and Ultima II before fading away from ther series. In general, Charisma is used to determine how good the Stranger is at haggling in shops. However, both of the games do have their special rules regarding this character stat.
Ultima I[edit]
Charisma is only used when selling weapons and armour in weapon shops and armour shops. When selling, prices are derived from your Charisma, where every point increases gold received by 0.5%. Since the maximum for the attribute is 99, that comes to about 49% more gold. Charmisma is raised by visiting the Southern Sign Post. This only works when being told by the respective king, and after the first visit by first visiting a different sign post before getting the quest again.
Chisma can be risen up to 99.
Due to the limited use of this attribute, it is of less importance in this game.
Ultima II[edit]
Charisma is used in conjuction with Intelligence to determine the buying prices for weapons, armour, food, spells and horses (no selling in this game). All possible prices for these products are located on a scale, which is a type of Fibonacci pattern. Higher Charisma and Intelligence can move the prices up this scale, to a lower amount. The maximum price for each product is what a character with 10 Charisma and 10 Intelligence (the minimum amount) would get.
Chisma can be risen up to 99.
The price scale is as follows:
4 - 4 - 8 - 12 - 20 - 32 - 52 - 84 - 136 - 220 - 356 - 576 - 932 - 1508 - 2440 - 3948
| Scalar Movement | Both Charisma and Intelligence |
Highest of Charisma and Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 10 - 19 | 10 - 29 |
| 1 | 20 - 39 | 30 - 59 |
| 2 | 40 - 59 | 60 - 89 |
| 3 | 60 - 79 | 90 - 99 |
| 4 | 80 - 99 |
Be warned that the pice scale will overflow in the unpatched game, leading to ridiculous prices. The prevent that from happening the Ultima II Upgrade Patch is required.
Female characters start with +10 Charisma. The stat can be raised by bribing the Clerk in the Hotel California in New San Antonio. The Ultima II Upgrade Patch is required so that the number does not roll over. Due to the ridiculous amount of money the player can make once having a ship (where blasting enemies with cannons also gains you loot), getting lower prices actually is less of a concern.
| Character Stats | |
|---|---|
| The Main Attibutes | Strength ☥ Dexterity ☥ Intelligence |
| Past Attibutes | Charisma ☥ Stamina ☥ Wisdom |