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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 7631910" data-attributes="member: 97077">I use it and it works well enough. For those unfamiliar with it, it basically splits the challenge into what I call "The 'Tude," "The Chat," and "The Ask." In "The 'Tude," the DM frames the NPC's disposition toward the PCs and establishes the context of the challenge (what's at stake). This is also when players might try to have their characters recall lore about the NPC to garner useful information ahead of the interaction. Once that is clear, we move forward to "The Chat." This is when the NPC presents objections or obstacles to the PCs that they overcome as they move toward what they ultimately want from the NPC. Some PCs talk with the NPC and other PCs try to suss out agenda, ideal, bond, and flaw to give the talkers an advantage. The efficacy of "The Chat" temporarily adjusts the attitude of the NPC for better or worse. Once that is determined, we finally resolve "The Ask," when the PCs get to the point of what they want. The DC, if there is a roll, is set according to the risk to the NPC relative to their attitude.Initiative is just formal spotlight control. The DM controls spotlight to ensure everyone participates more or less equally over the course of a session, adventure, or campaign. The DM need only have the NPC direct an objection or question to a specific PC rather than to nobody in particular. Yeah, the rogue is more likely to use Inspiration on an ability check with no skill proficiency or to offset disadvantage on an attack roll so as to get sneak attack. Also, here: <a href="https://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?629330-The-Case-for-Inspiration" target="_blank">The Case for Inspiration</a>.As I may have mentioned in our other conversation in the similar thread, I think this is less a mechanics problem and more a DM and player choice problem - the DM for focusing on one pillar more than another and the players for not collaborating on their character builds accordingly. Add to that poor spotlight management and not using the social interaction challenge structure provided and, sure, things may not work as well as one would hope. But I don't see this as the game's fault, though it doesn't appear you're necessarily asserting that anyway.</blockquote>

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