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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Barendd Nobeard" data-source="post: 2573915" data-attributes="member: 960">I like description first, then the roll.If someone gives a great bluff and then flubs the roll, just add in some non-verbal element to explain the poor bluff roll.  "The guard listens intently to your eloquent plea, but as you turn to face your friends he sees you wink at them as you hide a smile from him.  The guard calls for reinforcements and stands in your path until they arrive."This is also great for the reverse.  Someone who can't act "on the spot" makes a lame speech.  But the social PC he is playing rolls very well.  "Your words seem maudlin and insincere, but the guard's face softens when you mention your Aunt Em.  'I had an Aunt Em once, myself!' he exclaims, tears forming in his eyes.  He lets you pass into the great hall."The same thing works in combat.  The player describes his heroic charge into battle and then rolls poorly.  "Unfortunately, your heroic charge is wasted as you slip on a banana peel...."</blockquote>