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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4207405" data-attributes="member: 5143">I think the problem here is that people are approaching this from 2 different angles.  Perhaps I can explain both of them so there can be a little more understanding here.Some people are saying that when you use Intimidate successfully then people do what you want, no matter what that is.  It is a skill that should be usable on everyone and should be able to succeed as long as you roll high enough.Other people are saying that Intimidate doesn't make people do what you want, it just Intimidates people and the consequences of being Intimidated are decided upon by the DM based on the character of the person who is being Intimidated(i.e. some people act violently, some crawl into a ball and beg for their lives, some people do what you asked them to, etc).I wish I could clarify which one is what the 4e PHB says, but I can't.  It seems, however, that this is, once again, a matter of playstyles.  The first option is very simulationist.  It is about finding the exact number required to do something and knowing that it works the same every single time that you roll well enough to achieve that result.  The second is a lot more narrativistic.  The skill has different effects based on the needs of the storyline that is currently going on.</blockquote>