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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ExploderWizard" data-source="post: 6749624" data-attributes="member: 66434">Interaction with NPCs is the perfect time for pure role play. Just react to the situation as if you were there. Let your DM worry about ability checks or skill tests. Like any other encounter, an interaction usually has a goal. Keep the conversation flowing naturally and pay attention to what is being said. Use what you already know about things to help identify deception or trickery. A die roll can easily turn against you no matter what bonus you have. If you simply tune out the character sheet and actively listen, interaction is the one of the easier parts of playing. It is essentially just an in character conversation. No need to remember game rules. If you are familiar with your own character's personality traits this is the most naturally flowing part of play. Remember that the NPCs have goals too. Sometimes they may have goals that align with or compliment your own. Be guarded but don't assume that everyone you meet is hostile. Treating everyone you run across as a foe is the best way of ensuring that you will never have allies or friends. Neither should you automatically trust everyone at face value. Pay attention to how the DM describes the NPC and everything he/she says and does. I don't know how your group likes to play but every goal that can be reached without having to bleed saves resources for when the excrement really hits the fan.</blockquote>