the task is the NPC/Monster has declaired an action
No, your drow just needs to spend 2 feet of movement for every foot climbed, or if there is some circumstance making the outcome of the climb uncertain, make a Strength (Athletics) check to resolve that uncertainty.
Obviously.
Seems like a silly thing to wonder, given that nothing in the rules suggests that ought to be done.
I do use all of the skills, and try to apply the rules as consistently as possible, except in a few very specific cases that I prefer to house rule. This is not one of them.
I don’t think anyone has made such a claim. Some folks have cited the rules in explaining why they rule the way they do.
To resolve social actions with uncertain outcomes taken by the monsters.
An action with no uncertainty as to the outcome because the player decides if their character is intimidated. No uncertainty, no roll.
I don’t recall seeing anyone tell you that.
Who says Becky has to intimidate Chris? Becky can simply describe what the NPC does to try and intimidate Chris’s character, and Chris can decide how his character responds to that.
What it sounds like to me, particularly with your XP penalty, is you want your players to have their characters act in a particular way. If that is the case, then the rule the OP posted may actually help since you're giving out a reward if they act the way you want. Me personally, I have no expectation that I want the players to act a certain way (except that it's fun for everyone and contributes to an exciting, memorable tale). I incentivize them to act in particular ways they establish (personality traits, ideals, bonds, flaws) by way of Inspiration. But that's it. If they say they aren't cowed by the orc, great. If they say they are, okay.
and if the player is uncertain?
The player can resolve on that on their own however they like. Flip a coin, roshambo, magic 8 ball, ouija board, phone a friend. It's their character. They decide.
omg... are you kidding me.
nope... just if they role play or not. I don't consider "I am always 100% in control and never aftraied or scared and I have no flaws" to be role playing... but I guess that is a personal choice (one I make clear in every session 0)
and yet you assume anyone who does things diffrent is not only doing things wrong (or atleast against the rules) but that they must be taking control...
we don't use inspiration... we tried a few times but we always forget about it. I even bought chips that say inpiration to try to help us...
and if they ask "Hey how intimadating is this one compaired to the last"
