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Then what is the social skill for?

I'm going to push back against you and @Crimson Longinus a bit. The DM does not always know that the PC is lying. If the PC is lying...

if we're meant to be roleplaying, then i believe it's the character we should be focusing on.

I think both sides should roll when attempting things that fall under whatever social rules the game has, with the caveat that there are...

When I'm playing an NPC, I am doing so just as much in the moment as the Player is.

A good system and a commitment to play your character, on either side of the screen, according to their knowledge, personality...

I understand your point. I simply don't appreciate it's relevance in regards to play.

This just reads as a one-sided demand that the GM be a charismatic actor type with solid social skills to accomplishing that sort of...

Perhaps it is just my personal experience, but I've seen many GMs and Players alike over the years avoid negative effects (from social...

Unless the Player rolls high on their social skill though, right?

Fair enough, but if a bad roll can be ignored, then there shouldn't be a roll at all.

Results available through the dice are fine IMO, provided those results are filtered through the character of the NPC and that NPCs...

1) The PCs and NPCs are IMO the same in the setting, and who's playing them shouldn't change their need to respond to setting effects...

Not if the GM is playing the NPCs true to their knowledge, personalities, and capabilities within the setting. Even Sauron was...

You are assuming both that there is a minimum amount of time required before anyone can be "invested" in a character, PC or NPC, enough...