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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7811124" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>Well, see, I wouldn’t expect my players to describe specific, pro-active attempts to catch the NPC in a lie. I find Insight to be one of those non-action “actions” that I would handle more like I do the example of the Dwarven idol below, or better yet, like a trap. Throughout the conversation, I am describing the NPC’s behavior, putting out telegraphs that might give the players an indication of the character’s emotional state, which they can interpret as they will. If the NPC lies, I’ll include a tell of some sort in my description. This gives the players something to follow up on to confirm their suspicions about the character’s intentions, by way of an action. For instance, if you notice that I keep describing the guy’s mustache twitching at the ends of some sentences, but not others, you might suspect that it’s indicative of those statements being false. Rather than take that assumption and roll with it, you might want to say that you’re watching for his mustache twitch to try to recognize a pattern as to when it does or doesn’t.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ahh. Now, at this point I think it’s important to note that this is how I personally would handle it. Other DMs who use goal and approach might have different answers. But I would be perfectly happy for the player to ask follow-up questions about Mordra, and to answer them according to the character’s background, Proficiencies, and how generally available I think that knowledge is. Some things I will just tell you, some might require research to learn, and that research might require one or more checks to resolve. But I won’t ever ask you to make an Intelligence (Skill) check in response to a question, because a question isn’t an action. Some goal and approach DMs might see this as “20 questions,” and I get that, but I’m personally not bothered by it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7811124, member: 6779196"] Well, see, I wouldn’t expect my players to describe specific, pro-active attempts to catch the NPC in a lie. I find Insight to be one of those non-action “actions” that I would handle more like I do the example of the Dwarven idol below, or better yet, like a trap. Throughout the conversation, I am describing the NPC’s behavior, putting out telegraphs that might give the players an indication of the character’s emotional state, which they can interpret as they will. If the NPC lies, I’ll include a tell of some sort in my description. This gives the players something to follow up on to confirm their suspicions about the character’s intentions, by way of an action. For instance, if you notice that I keep describing the guy’s mustache twitching at the ends of some sentences, but not others, you might suspect that it’s indicative of those statements being false. Rather than take that assumption and roll with it, you might want to say that you’re watching for his mustache twitch to try to recognize a pattern as to when it does or doesn’t. Ahh. Now, at this point I think it’s important to note that this is how I personally would handle it. Other DMs who use goal and approach might have different answers. But I would be perfectly happy for the player to ask follow-up questions about Mordra, and to answer them according to the character’s background, Proficiencies, and how generally available I think that knowledge is. Some things I will just tell you, some might require research to learn, and that research might require one or more checks to resolve. But I won’t ever ask you to make an Intelligence (Skill) check in response to a question, because a question isn’t an action. Some goal and approach DMs might see this as “20 questions,” and I get that, but I’m personally not bothered by it. [/QUOTE]
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