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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 5897707" data-attributes="member: 386">Here's how I deal with it:I'm the DM, role-playing the NPC.&nbsp; If the player has his PC say something that the PC agrees with, then there is no need for a roll.&nbsp; (Likewise: if the player has the PC say something the NPC doesn't agree with.)If there is the need for a roll - if, as DM, I don't know how the NPC will react -&nbsp; then I handle it like Dausuul mentions: the roll resolves the reaction of the NPC to what the PC actually said, not something like &quot;His attitude is now Friendly.&quot;For example:[sblock]You want to lure a city council member to a bar so you can kidnap him.&nbsp; You have your PC say, &quot;Let's go for a drink.&quot;1. The council member is a lush.&nbsp; As DM I think, yeah, he'll go.&nbsp; No need for a roll.2. The council member is a hard-working teetotaller who despises drinking and is very busy at the moment.&nbsp; As DM I think, no, he won't go.&nbsp; No need for a roll.3. The council member is just a regular guy, who likes a drink but has some work to do.&nbsp; As DM I have no idea what he'd do.&nbsp; I call for a roll to determine if the NPC is going to go have a drink.&nbsp; I use graded success levels, so it might turn out like this:Total Failure: The NPC turns down the PC's request and is suspicious.Marginal Failure: The NPC turns down the PC's request.Marginal Success: The NPC agrees to go.Total Success: The NPC agrees to go right away and pay for the PC's drinks.Modifiers might come into play; you might get a bonus if you offer to pay for the NPC's drinks.[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 5897707, member: 386"] Here's how I deal with it: I'm the DM, role-playing the NPC. If the player has his PC say something that the PC agrees with, then there is no need for a roll. (Likewise: if the player has the PC say something the NPC doesn't agree with.) If there is the need for a roll - if, as DM, I don't know how the NPC will react - then I handle it like Dausuul mentions: the roll resolves the reaction of the NPC to what the PC actually said, not something like "His attitude is now Friendly." For example: [sblock]You want to lure a city council member to a bar so you can kidnap him. You have your PC say, "Let's go for a drink." 1. The council member is a lush. As DM I think, yeah, he'll go. No need for a roll. 2. The council member is a hard-working teetotaller who despises drinking and is very busy at the moment. As DM I think, no, he won't go. No need for a roll. 3. The council member is just a regular guy, who likes a drink but has some work to do. As DM I have no idea what he'd do. I call for a roll to determine if the NPC is going to go have a drink. I use graded success levels, so it might turn out like this: Total Failure: The NPC turns down the PC's request and is suspicious. Marginal Failure: The NPC turns down the PC's request. Marginal Success: The NPC agrees to go. Total Success: The NPC agrees to go right away and pay for the PC's drinks. Modifiers might come into play; you might get a bonus if you offer to pay for the NPC's drinks.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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