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<blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 7044445" data-attributes="member: 23935">This works quite well for areas that are both tangible and where the DM has any form of grounding and is capable of making reasonable judgement calls.&nbsp; It fails for 'soft' goals or where the DM is incapable of making reasonable judgement calls.Here's a 'soft' example, I am a strong introvert.&nbsp; Like this side of clinical diagnosis strong.&nbsp; I have close to no capacity to engage in small talk; once we're past weather, I'm done.&nbsp; Heck, I don't even follow sports, so I can't comment on how the local team(s) recent activity.&nbsp; Imagine If I am playing a character with strong skills and talents that should cover small talk, ingratiating myself with others in a social setting, and extracting data from innuendo, leading questions, and basically making people like me.&nbsp; Asking me 'How do you go about it?&quot; will get a blank stare.&nbsp; You might as well ask me how my character is casting a spell.&nbsp; I don't know; I've never succeeded.Here's a 'hard' example.&nbsp; The character is in a futuristic setting and desperately trying to repair a plasma sled (what's that you ask?&nbsp; I don't know but I think it sounds neat).&nbsp; Assuming tools are available, asking &quot;How&quot; is pointless.&nbsp; Neither the player nor the DM knows how a plasma sled works let alone how one would safely go about repairing one.&nbsp; Now you can clarify where the character's priorities lie: safety, speed, or quality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nagol, post: 7044445, member: 23935"] This works quite well for areas that are both tangible and where the DM has any form of grounding and is capable of making reasonable judgement calls. It fails for 'soft' goals or where the DM is incapable of making reasonable judgement calls. Here's a 'soft' example, I am a strong introvert. Like this side of clinical diagnosis strong. I have close to no capacity to engage in small talk; once we're past weather, I'm done. Heck, I don't even follow sports, so I can't comment on how the local team(s) recent activity. Imagine If I am playing a character with strong skills and talents that should cover small talk, ingratiating myself with others in a social setting, and extracting data from innuendo, leading questions, and basically making people like me. Asking me 'How do you go about it?" will get a blank stare. You might as well ask me how my character is casting a spell. I don't know; I've never succeeded. Here's a 'hard' example. The character is in a futuristic setting and desperately trying to repair a plasma sled (what's that you ask? I don't know but I think it sounds neat). Assuming tools are available, asking "How" is pointless. Neither the player nor the DM knows how a plasma sled works let alone how one would safely go about repairing one. Now you can clarify where the character's priorities lie: safety, speed, or quality. [/QUOTE]

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