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<blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 7791222" data-attributes="member: 6750235">So if I asked, &quot;what brings you to these parts?&quot; would you not think I could glean information from your reaction to my question?&nbsp; &quot;Where were you 3 nights ago shortly after dusk?&quot; could cause worry or concern, shifty eyes, acting defensively, etc.Knowing how to probe is part of knowing how to gauge a response.&nbsp; It's not just how the target of the PC's insight checks act; it's also how they react, and a PC is capable of speaking and observing at the same time.That gets back to my Black Widow example.&nbsp; When she was tied up in a chair interrogating her captor, she wasn't just sitting there and observing.&nbsp; She was leading the conversation and drawing her observations along the way.&nbsp; When she was interrogating Loki, she was leading the conversation and gleaning information from his responses along the way.Active insight starts with two way communication.&nbsp; Passive insight stems from observation.&nbsp; That depends on whether it's the PC or NPC initiating the action to be resolved. Psychiatrists and psychologists would really struggle if all they did was watch the patient on the couch and hope for something useful.&nbsp; ;-)Convincing someone to do something is what's covered under persuasion.&nbsp; Intimidation is causing fear and making threats.&nbsp; Deception is hiding something, or lying, or twisting the truth in order to deceive the person.&nbsp; Speaking to them and asking questions is none of those things.&nbsp; Communication is beyond just charisma checks.&nbsp; Wisdom and intelligence both have examples that factor in.And it could very well be another PC asking the questions while the first PC observes.&nbsp; How does that second PC know which questions to ask?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ashrym, post: 7791222, member: 6750235"] So if I asked, "what brings you to these parts?" would you not think I could glean information from your reaction to my question? "Where were you 3 nights ago shortly after dusk?" could cause worry or concern, shifty eyes, acting defensively, etc. Knowing how to probe is part of knowing how to gauge a response. It's not just how the target of the PC's insight checks act; it's also how they react, and a PC is capable of speaking and observing at the same time. That gets back to my Black Widow example. When she was tied up in a chair interrogating her captor, she wasn't just sitting there and observing. She was leading the conversation and drawing her observations along the way. When she was interrogating Loki, she was leading the conversation and gleaning information from his responses along the way. Active insight starts with two way communication. Passive insight stems from observation. That depends on whether it's the PC or NPC initiating the action to be resolved. Psychiatrists and psychologists would really struggle if all they did was watch the patient on the couch and hope for something useful. ;-) Convincing someone to do something is what's covered under persuasion. Intimidation is causing fear and making threats. Deception is hiding something, or lying, or twisting the truth in order to deceive the person. Speaking to them and asking questions is none of those things. Communication is beyond just charisma checks. Wisdom and intelligence both have examples that factor in. And it could very well be another PC asking the questions while the first PC observes. How does that second PC know which questions to ask? [/QUOTE]

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