Micah Sweet's latest activity

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...

I know I generally trust private companies over publicly traded to care about the quality of their product more.

For me the outstanding Star Wars novel of this or any other era is Claudia Gray’s Lost Stars, which is basically a standalone space...

I really like Filoni’s animated work. His live action work has been uneven. I found Ahsoka disappointing.

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...

I don't equate complexity with Sim, more with consistency, ala Champions was not realistic but it's complexity supported it's internal...

Fair enough. Different tables are different.

I mean, I agree with that. I think maybe our main difference is that I don't want to spend my time trying to distinguish between those...

Not unless it's been discussed beforehand, no. Not even then, really.

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...

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...

No, the circumstances in that instance don't meet setting logic.

Then what is the social skill for?

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