charisma stuck at 17

I hope it's not another stupid bug,but I can't raise charisma over 17...

I'm not wearing any strange equipment and I don't remember what type of magic background I have,but I don't thing this is the problem... :sad:

 

Uhm , i don't really know how familiar you are with the game , so forgive me if this info is useless:

You can spend up to 12 Character Points into any stat. This means that , as a regular Human character you start with 8 points into every stat , which allows you to reach 20.

Native (race and backround) bonuses and penalties will limit how far those 12 cp's take you. For example , as a half-ogre (-4 intelligence) you can only get to 16 Intelligence max.

 

I'm not sure if in unpatched game the background bonuses and penalties have an effect on maximum stats. I'm playing a dwarf with "miracle operation" background, and have successfully raised DX to 20, while my PE refuses to exceed the 20 limit.

 

Some clairification:

A half ogre can get a higher intelligence if you choose a backround that gives a higher starting INT than usual.

But a backround CANNOT let you go above 20 unless your racial maximum is above 20.

 

Certan stats will never go above 20. CH is one & I believe PE is another.

 

Perception? Really?

Wow Miracle Operation is horrible then! Hmm.. i feel a thread surfacing..

 

the second time I played arcanum I was an elf and started with charisma8 and then reached 20,and now i started the game again and did the same but now i can't go over17...

 

Send me your saved game and I'll look at it.

contemptus@hotmail.com

 

oh it doesn't matter,I've re-started the whole game...

thanks,anyway

 

Started with 8 & can't go over 17? Sounds like a curse to me. Or several.