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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 2738762" data-attributes="member: 15651">I agree that just rolling a high Diplomacy check and making the results equal an all out pass or fail would give the skill too much power.&nbsp; Your example is probably close to how I would play it out as a DM. The Diplomacy check would not necessarily mean the elder would just hand over the needed items, but it might make him begin to trust the party enough that he is willing to start a dialogue about the reasons the party needs the items versus the reasons the elder is reluctant to give them up.&nbsp; If the Diplomacy check was fantastic, the elder would be leaning towards finding a way to help the party as much as possible without causing severe problems for himself and the villagers.&nbsp; If the check was just enough, the elder would instead be leaning towards making sure the party gave assurances they would help the village with any trouble that came of helping the party.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 2738762, member: 15651"] I agree that just rolling a high Diplomacy check and making the results equal an all out pass or fail would give the skill too much power. Your example is probably close to how I would play it out as a DM. The Diplomacy check would not necessarily mean the elder would just hand over the needed items, but it might make him begin to trust the party enough that he is willing to start a dialogue about the reasons the party needs the items versus the reasons the elder is reluctant to give them up. If the Diplomacy check was fantastic, the elder would be leaning towards finding a way to help the party as much as possible without causing severe problems for himself and the villagers. If the check was just enough, the elder would instead be leaning towards making sure the party gave assurances they would help the village with any trouble that came of helping the party. [/QUOTE]

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