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<blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 8183430" data-attributes="member: 1282"><p>First off, thanks for the excellent feedback, [USER=6696971]@Manbearcat[/USER]. Much appreciated. (And I welcome specific feedback from others who have extensive experience with the system as mine is still limited.)</p><p></p><p>Re Discern Energies/Parley: In framing the flashback scene I didn't establish on what basis the Tiefling called out the Svirfneblin, ie certainty or a hunch. The player indicated to me that her PC would try to sneak magically-potent NPCs through the system under the noses of her masters when possible, and so I decided to see what that might look like in the flashback scene. I guess my thought process was that the male Tiefling didnt know for sure, the female Tiefling was there as a kind of "spot inspector" and did have the capability of determining this, and we would play to find out?</p><p></p><p>I think I agree, though, on your point about the limitations of Discern Energies and the possible implementation of a DD roll in there. I wasn't thrilled at my decision over the fallout of the failed Discern Energies roll, but at least we were both satisfied with the fictional outcome of the interaction in the moment.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, the Duergar certainly didn't know and was relying upon his relative control over the PC and thus the situation to get the price he desires in the transaction. (Note on logical consistency in the fiction: Why would the Tiefling essentially negotiate himself into a more expensive purchase? The consistent procuring of magically potent abductees is more important to him than the coin of this single sale, and he hopes to curtail any future failed identifications caused by lax oversight.)</p><p></p><p>I guess my thought process on Discern Energies was that there were hard moves at my disposal that didn't (1) negate the competency of the PC to fulfill her fictional role and (2) failing to Discern Energies would somehow undo her success with Parley, but thinking about this second part further I realize that's nonsense, and we could still proceed with some kind of Bluff or something as you note.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darkbard, post: 8183430, member: 1282"] First off, thanks for the excellent feedback, [USER=6696971]@Manbearcat[/USER]. Much appreciated. (And I welcome specific feedback from others who have extensive experience with the system as mine is still limited.) Re Discern Energies/Parley: In framing the flashback scene I didn't establish on what basis the Tiefling called out the Svirfneblin, ie certainty or a hunch. The player indicated to me that her PC would try to sneak magically-potent NPCs through the system under the noses of her masters when possible, and so I decided to see what that might look like in the flashback scene. I guess my thought process was that the male Tiefling didnt know for sure, the female Tiefling was there as a kind of "spot inspector" and did have the capability of determining this, and we would play to find out? I think I agree, though, on your point about the limitations of Discern Energies and the possible implementation of a DD roll in there. I wasn't thrilled at my decision over the fallout of the failed Discern Energies roll, but at least we were both satisfied with the fictional outcome of the interaction in the moment. Regardless, the Duergar certainly didn't know and was relying upon his relative control over the PC and thus the situation to get the price he desires in the transaction. (Note on logical consistency in the fiction: Why would the Tiefling essentially negotiate himself into a more expensive purchase? The consistent procuring of magically potent abductees is more important to him than the coin of this single sale, and he hopes to curtail any future failed identifications caused by lax oversight.) I guess my thought process on Discern Energies was that there were hard moves at my disposal that didn't (1) negate the competency of the PC to fulfill her fictional role and (2) failing to Discern Energies would somehow undo her success with Parley, but thinking about this second part further I realize that's nonsense, and we could still proceed with some kind of Bluff or something as you note. [/QUOTE]
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