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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 808420" data-attributes="member: 2205">For what it's worth, I think there need to be some rules on social interactions.&nbsp; I get a bit hot under the collar at folks who say &quot;just roleplay it.&quot;&nbsp; That leads to the uncomfortable situation in which the real-life charismatic folks are always doing well socially in game even if their characters shouldn't be charismatic.&nbsp; It also leads to a popping of tension when you can just put your real life charismatic guy up front for any negotiation or other such thing and have a lot of confidence that he'll be able to pull it off just based on his &quot;roleplaying ability.&quot;And I say this as a person who considers himself to be a real life charismatic person -- and I'm a buyer professionally, so I do have some skill and ability in this regard.&nbsp; But it's not good for the game, even if it is good for me personally.But I think the skill checks system is adequate to cover it -- I don't really need more rules than I've already got.&nbsp; And, I could use fewer combat rules, all things considered.&nbsp; But I don't really have a gripe with d20 combat anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 808420, member: 2205"] For what it's worth, I think there need to be some rules on social interactions. I get a bit hot under the collar at folks who say "just roleplay it." That leads to the uncomfortable situation in which the real-life charismatic folks are always doing well socially in game even if their characters shouldn't be charismatic. It also leads to a popping of tension when you can just put your real life charismatic guy up front for any negotiation or other such thing and have a lot of confidence that he'll be able to pull it off just based on his "roleplaying ability." And I say this as a person who considers himself to be a real life charismatic person -- and I'm a buyer professionally, so I do have some skill and ability in this regard. But it's not good for the game, even if it is good for me personally. But I think the skill checks system is adequate to cover it -- I don't really need more rules than I've already got. And, I could use fewer combat rules, all things considered. But I don't really have a gripe with d20 combat anyway. [/QUOTE]

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