Questions tagged [social-stats]
For questions related to the social statistics of characters. These are characteristics that are most frequently used when dealing with social situations, and are lightly used in combat situations.
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Which System Uses 'Doors and Keys' Social Mechanics?
Some while ago, I encountered the mention of a 'Doors and Keys' mechanic instead of the usual linear axes of social influence and resistance to influence as being better. As far as I remember, I asked ...
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How to handle deception skill rolls fairly based on the premise of the deception?
In a campaign I'm playing in, players have to come up with a convincing approach to be allowed to try a persuasion, deception, or intimidation skill check...but, at the end of the day, the players are ...
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What does it mean in-game to be better at Deception than Persuasion?
Recently in-game I found myself moderating an 'off-screen' encounter between two NPCs; one an intelligent animal companion (winter wolf) of one of the PCs, and the other a Rakshasa who had no ...
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Can a persuasion roll avoid battling the BBEG?
So yesterday I was DM’ing our weekly D&D 5e session. For practical reasons it was a one-shot. At some point, one of my players, a Lvl 10 Bard, ends up in the BBEG’s lair alone (an adult red dragon,...
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What kind of monsters can PCs "interact with" or influence using Charisma checks?
I am fairly new to DM-ing and I started a campaign with friends who are also more or less new to RPGs. One of them has high Charisma and proficiencies in basically all abilities related to suggesting ...
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Players get frustrated when they can't solve a hard diplomatic problem. How can I get them to think out of the box?
My players got themselves into a diplomatic problem that they know is probably above their pay grade in terms of difficulty. They spent a session trying to figure out this problem by talking to people,...
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How do I keep lie-detection skills from ruining my game?
I play a smoothtalking scoundrel in a GURPS 4e game. In it, I have the Detect Lies skill. Because of the nature of our campaign, which is a murder mystery, I always suspect whoever I'm talking to is ...
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Is it incorrect to use Passive Insight to tell Players what their Characters already know about NPCs?
I have a party of 4 noobs, 1 is a pro on other games but new to 5e (like myself - but I haven't played in years), 3 are actually playing their first characters ever. Ages run from 13 to 50 (I love a ...
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How do you balance a group with both charismatic players who enjoy role-playing and introverted players who don't?
I have been involved with RPGs in general for a long time, but have only been involved with tabletop RPGs (like D&D 5e, currently) for a year or so. In my current game (D&D 5e), I play a ...
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Improving Lie Detection and Credibility Assessment Rules
Many systems have two or more skills/traits/other numeric values that can be pitted against each other in situations where side A tries to assess side B's credibility, where side B may or may not be ...
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Are there concrete advantages for being proficient at social skills in a table that rewards roleplaying these interactions?
I'm a new DM running D&D 5e's LMoP with a small group of new players. So far everyone is having fun even though we're all learning on the fly, which I think is great. But there have been ...
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Would using the Thaumaturgy cantrip give advantage on an Intimidation check?
Let's say I used the thaumaturgy cantrip to create a booming voice, make the ground tremor, and start a rumble of thunder while suggesting someone to do something in an attempt to intimidate them. ...
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How do I roleplay a character with higher wisdom than myself, and lower intelligence?
I have seen a few similar questions related to intelligence, charisma and a general disparity in mental stats, but nothing yet on high Wis, low Int. Lets start with the premise: Intelligence measures ...
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How does failing a Sense Motive check against a Bluff affect your character's perception of the world?
There doesn't seem to be a concrete explanation for what happens to your character if you fail a Sense Motive check against a Bluff. I want to know the limits of failing a Sense Motive check, as well ...
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What are the advantages of using the Intimidate skill over using the Diplomacy skill for the same purpose?
What are the advantages of using the Intimidate skill over using the Diplomacy skill for the same purpose? There are some pretty obvious downsides to intimidation. The primary one is if it fails you ...
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