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Sure, I'd agree with that. And there's nuance here too; I've definitely known players who will roleplay a hearty personality during the...

I've presented my problem with that before; I don't see any point in repeating it again. And if I'm going to bother to have the rolls...

Actually, I'd argue in full-blown token play, you aren't even playing yourself; you're probably making utilitarian decisions different...

Any successful social roll against a character tells them, to some extent, how they thing. There's nothing else I can see a successful...

I totally agree that happens. (Although I agree with @hawkeyefan that just because a game places limits on agency, it doesn't mean the...

Can't say I've seen many examples of that. It may just be that how PF2e handles some things mechanically doesn't fit with your sense of...

Really? So I should keep posting sarcastic screeds in the comment sections of foxnews.com?

I have developed nuance on that option long since, and explained that in many posts. Turns out people do occasionally have their opinion...

There are plenty of RPGs where it isn't that simple, even as it largely remains the case. And those ideas can be adapted to other games...

You’re mixing things up again. No one uses skills for NPCs to influence PCs as you’re stating. I don’t believe anyone has advocated for...

Its more the case that I don't expect everyone's internal models to be consistently so strong that they'll override gamist self-interest...

There's still going to be things you may do when the roll made them seem convincing in a way that would make you second-guess yourself...

But if your desire is to not have the mechanics drive the resolution of a character's interior state, because you feel the player should...

I would very much like explore what those mechanics would look like. I'm not convinced it can't be done.

i feel like it does already apply to most everything to some degree besides social checks.