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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.

@Thomas Shey explained the difference above better than I can. And keep in mind we are talking about social mechanics.

The fact you don't see the difference between mechanics that encourage and those that force isn't making your argument look less...

Then you don't. But I don't believe its either of our tasks to tell other people how to play, per se. Both of our positions are...

You are IMO skipping the process because you assume you know the end.

If you check, you'll see I've never criticized someone because they're doing token or avatar play, per se. That's a playstyle like any...

my big issue with your complaints is that you seem to view agency as such a binary thing, that you think if you fail a check that means...

Influence, not control. I still maintain some amount of mechanical influence is helpful in avoiding the temptation to make PC choices...