Sex Appeal

Default: HT-3
Sex Appeal (HT/Average) is the skill to impress those who are attracted to members of your sex. It's one of the few HT-based skills, and as expected, benefits greatly from appearance and voice. While it can be used seriously,Social Engineering, p.23Social Engineering, p.29 it may also work to distract or fluster characters.Social Engineering, p.36 
*Appearance gives reaction bonuses as a skill bonus, while appearance penalties to skill are doubled.
**this is reduced but "universal" in the case of Androgynous
**it is entirely absent with Impressive (it instead adds to IntimidationSocial Engineering, p.18)
*Voice gives the +2 as per usual
== Luck ==
"Joke's on you, I'm into that!" -- Meme SkeletorSometimes a given NPC might have a quirk of being particularly interested in (whatever the PC happens to be). Attraction really is weird sometimes. See Romance.
== Consequences for Failure ==
Sometimes a character takes their chance and makes a move and it just falls through. Maybe the subject has some prior arrangement, or a cultural taboo, or simply isn't into them! Whatever the case, when a Sex Appeal roll fails, it's likely a bit embarrassing,Social Engineering, p.30 and it may be best to try Diplomacy and avoid any greater embarrassment.
== Trivia ==
* Basic Set mentions under d'Antares that "+4 from Handsome" is incorporated into it: it assumes that he will only be using it on members attracted to him.Basic Set, p.313 Which makes sense!
* This skill makes sense for social-engineering spies and romantic adventurers
==See Also==
*Romance
**Seduction
**Courtship
*Beautiful
*Erotic Art
*Intimidation
*Salacious
== References ==
Category:Skills