CreamCloud0's latest activity

To me, "cinematic" means what it says: the combat you see in a movie, whether it's Errol Flynn striking dashing poses during swordfights...

To be fair, when it comes to RAW, there is always legal stands. Quod lege prohibitum non est, permissum intelligitur ( what isn't...

I'd also argue metacurrency in some of the mentioned games (FATE and Cortex) requires you to engage with the characters background and...

Is Stress in FitD games not considered a metacurrency? The player is using a resource the character is unaware of to retcon the...

Last time i checked contested/opposed roles are still a thing. Problem with D&D in particular is lack of "social" combat. While 90% of...

Given that we're talking about the rules of the game, and how declared actions are resolved, I don't think that PC vs NPC is a very...

There's also no RAW saying it can't, and given how the PCs are (pretty much) all people who came from a community of NPCs, why should...

Here's what it says here <Using Ability Scores>: The DM calls for an ability check when a character or monster attempts an action...

This is one approach. It's not the only possible approach even with mainstream ways of playing D&D. And of course there are RPGs that...

But how should the GM be doing this? I often GM RPGs where the NPCs/creatures who oppose the PCs have Beliefs, Instincts, Nature etc...

Do the rules say social skills don't work on PCs? What game?

We have officially reached YMMV territory. I see no reason PCs and NPCs can't use social skills for the same things, and on each other.

And so long as the reason he can't be convinced comes from the character and the circumstances, not because the Player doesn't want...

No, I mean you don't believe its representing a real thing that has a real analog in the normal world. I think you've made it clear...

That's not the way it works in my game. The Players do what they believe their character would under the circumstances and within the...