>It's a pretty significant boost when dex (or chr) maledictions
>aren't in play, which in most (if, obviously, not all) fights
>they aren't.

If your swashbuckled dodge is based on charisma rather than dex wouldn't it protect from dex maladictions? Or does the "somewhat more charismatic" mean that if your charisma - dexterity > 10 (for example) that your dodge reverts to being based on modified dex?