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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TaranTheWanderer" data-source="post: 9766633" data-attributes="member: 15882">I just need intent and a description of HOW they are going to do something.Trying to seduce someone, what do you do?  Bring flowers, compliment them etc...Trying to intimidate?  Are you threatening violence, blackmailing their family?Trying to persuade? What are you offering? Is what you're offering valuable to the NPC?I just need the basics. To me, what's important is:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">the NPC's motivations (sometimes intimidation works better than seduction, reducing the DC but the method of intimidation might reduce it more (blackmail vs threats of violence).  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The PCs approach.  Some approaches may not work at all - no roll necessary, it fails.  Some approaches auto-succeed.</li> </ul>If the players want to rp it out, I'm still looking for those for those two key things.  Being more charismatic probably won't change anything during the rp.  Being less charismatic during the rp won't change much as long as you touch on the key points.    Whether you describe what you do or role play what you do, I'm looking for those touch points.We can describe success or failure after the roll, regardless of how well the rp it out.On a side note:  I usually start with a single roll to see how the NPC reacts to the character which may influence DCs.  I also don't have a single roll mean failure.  If there's multiple approaches to influencing an NPC, and the PCs want to try leveraging it, they can - as long as it makes sense.  At a certain point, an NPC will stop engaging.</blockquote>

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