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Then there's no point in rolling for the NPC. Everything you just said on both sides is just free roleplay.

I suppose that's true, but that's a line I don't want to cross personally.

I don't see how that could possibly work for you, given what you've said. You would be walking a tightrope, where at any moment you may...

And what happens to the game or to the people at the table if none of the options are "suitable" (and to whom)?

Exactly. What if your mental model says none of those options work for you? Do you get to pass? If you can, then there's no teeth and...

Again, this is about influence, not dictation or control.

What I want is impactful consequences to meaningful social situations that can potentially be detrimental, whether the Player wants...

So wait, is, say, "the character handles the temptation to lust perfectly fine, and he moves on with this quest" (what seems to me to be...

Isn't that just the way things go sometimes though? You have to take the bitter with the sweet IMO.

What you're talking about isn't rules. It's player fiat/free roleplay. That's not compromise. That's just what you said you wanted in...

So it's just a matter of how the rule is described, not what the rule does?

And do you think most people other than you would choose the more disadvantageous option in that scenario, or just the one that caused...

At least to me, it is because as a player I want to be focusing to the PoV of the character, and make decisions that the character would...

I don't know. I don't use an XP calculator. All my encounters are ultimately based on what makes plausible sense to be there in the...

I would have to agree and I think it's because they're trying to shore-up an aging fan base, by appealing to a new audience. There's...