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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7789863" data-attributes="member: 6779196">For like the fourth time, this is false equivalence. The analogue to “can I make an Insight check?” in combat would be “can I make an attack roll?” And to that I would answer, “can you be more specific? Which creature are you attacking and with what weapon?” “I Attack the guard with my sword” communicates goal and approach, and therefore meets my requirements for an action declaration. The analogue in a social situation would be “I observe the guard for any signs he’s lying.” And while both are less descriptive than I prefer, they’re both perfectly acceptable action declarations by my standards. There is a difference. Bob is communicating a goal and an approach, and leaving me to decide how best to resolve that. Other bob is asking for permission to resolve an unspecified action with a Wisdom (Insight) check. That difference may not matter to you, but it does to me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7789863, member: 6779196"] For like the fourth time, this is false equivalence. The analogue to “can I make an Insight check?” in combat would be “can I make an attack roll?” And to that I would answer, “can you be more specific? Which creature are you attacking and with what weapon?” “I Attack the guard with my sword” communicates goal and approach, and therefore meets my requirements for an action declaration. The analogue in a social situation would be “I observe the guard for any signs he’s lying.” And while both are less descriptive than I prefer, they’re both perfectly acceptable action declarations by my standards. There is a difference. Bob is communicating a goal and an approach, and leaving me to decide how best to resolve that. Other bob is asking for permission to resolve an unspecified action with a Wisdom (Insight) check. That difference may not matter to you, but it does to me. [/QUOTE]

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