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Originally Posted by BallOfFire

Thanks! About the perks only being available at certain levels, I meant if a perk says you need to be level 11 does that mean you can't get it after level 11, or merely that you have to be at LEAST level 11?

Generally, that would be level 11 or over in that case. I don't think there are any perks that have a minimum AND a maximum level they can be taken.

Originally Posted by BallOfFire

As for Diplomacy, I guess I won't tag it if it isn't necessary for completing a lot of quests, which I'm assuming since you mostly talked about the Barter aspect.

Well, I know Fljotsdale is a big fan of Diplomacy, particularly the Speech aspect as it provides an easy get-out clause for many of the major battles. I think it depends on your style of playing the game really. I expect Fljotsdale will argue the case for Diplomacy when she sees this thread.
I mentioned Barter primarily as that was the one you were asking about I think.

Originally Posted by BallOfFire

You said that if you join the Wielders you can get an Intelligence point or two. The GameBanshee walkthrough only mentions one. Is it wrong or were you just unsure? If it's just one point, then it seems to me that joining the Inquisition would be the way to go, since I can have 10 Intelligence anyway, and by joining the Inquisition I get +1 skill per level in addition to an attribute point (what attribute it is really doesn't matter if I can't get it over 10, because I'll just adjust my starting points).

I'm also assuming that permanent attribute bonuses like that can't bring it above 10. If this isn't the case, please let me know!

Yeah, I don't have the manual to hand, so I can't remember all the fine details. I would expect the GB walkthrough to be correct.
Attributes CAN and do go over 10.
It's only for the 'Gain Attribute' perks that you can't take them if the attribute is 10+. That doesn't mean there aren't other ways to get it above 10. I had 11 Perception in one game.

Yeah, if a faction or an item provides the attribute bonus, the attribute will go over 10.

Originally Posted by BallOfFire

Also, do I really need 10 Charisma in order to do all the quests and things? I've experimented with different amounts and really missed out on a lot even if I was only slightly lower, but I don't know where the cut-offs are.

Well, I can't think of any quests that are missed out on for having a lower Charisma, it's possible that you won't get the high Charisma responses in dialoguge though. The main benefit of Charisma seems to be the greater Mana Capacity it provides.