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<blockquote data-quote="Keenath" data-source="post: 4908855" data-attributes="member: 59792">None whatsoever.&nbsp; +5 is +5, and whether that came from arcane magic, divine inspiration, or just being really good at convincing people, it's just what it says it is.That's the question, yes.&nbsp; How can I make his action useful without trashing the encounter?As mentioned, it would be inappropriate for a single roll to cancel out the whole fight.&nbsp; Would you allow a fighter who rolled a crit to end the entire encounter right then and there?&nbsp; Of course not.&nbsp; He wounded one hobgoblin out of six.&nbsp; So similarly, a strong single check should probably have a similar amount of impact on the fight.His high diplomacy check made the PCs telepathic? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" />Anyway, you're making assumptions that the guards don't really care.&nbsp; What about when they do?&nbsp; What if they're protecting a beloved leader?&nbsp; Should King Richard the Lionheart suddenly lose all his guards because Guy of Gisbourne is a sweet talker?&nbsp; If these men are willing to die to protect their king, would any amount of diplomacy convince them to turn and walk away?But at the same time, should Guy (assuming he's a PC) get no benefit out of his high check just because these guards aren't going to walk away?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Keenath, post: 4908855, member: 59792"] None whatsoever. +5 is +5, and whether that came from arcane magic, divine inspiration, or just being really good at convincing people, it's just what it says it is. That's the question, yes. How can I make his action useful without trashing the encounter? As mentioned, it would be [I]inappropriate[/I] for a single roll to cancel out the whole fight. Would you allow a fighter who rolled a crit to end the entire encounter right then and there? Of course not. He wounded one hobgoblin out of six. So similarly, a strong single check should probably have a similar amount of impact on the fight. His high diplomacy check made the PCs telepathic? :confused: Anyway, you're making assumptions that the guards don't really care. What about when they do? What if they're protecting a beloved leader? Should King Richard the Lionheart suddenly lose all his guards because Guy of Gisbourne is a sweet talker? If these men are willing to die to protect their king, would [I]any[/I] amount of diplomacy convince them to turn and walk away? But at the same time, should Guy (assuming he's a PC) get no benefit out of his high check just because these guards aren't going to walk away? [/QUOTE]

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