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<blockquote data-quote="Wolfwood2" data-source="post: 4418562" data-attributes="member: 39394">As with all skill use, allowable use will be determined by DM adjudication.&nbsp; Intimidating an opponent to surrender can only happen if the DM decides that it is reasonable based on the opponent's circumstances, psychology, and the greater situation at hand.&nbsp; In your example, I'd only allow the player to try it on the red dragon if:&nbsp;1. The dragon was cornered and had no easy path of escape.&nbsp; (Meaning it couldn't just fly away.)&nbsp;2. The party was actually doing well.&nbsp; If the dragon is bloodied, but it's already dropped 3 out of 5 PCs, it's probably not terribly worried.&nbsp;3. The dragon isn't fighting for something it values more highly than its own survival.&nbsp; Like, if it's fighting to protect its sick sibling, surrender away.&nbsp; If it's fighting to protect its treasure hoard, death before loot loss!&nbsp;Given those preconditions, especially #2, I'd be happy to allow the skill use.&nbsp; After all, if the party can look at the situation half-way through the fight and say, &quot;We're almost certainly going to win this,&quot; the dragon probably can too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wolfwood2, post: 4418562, member: 39394"] As with all skill use, allowable use will be determined by DM adjudication. Intimidating an opponent to surrender can only happen if the DM decides that it is reasonable based on the opponent's circumstances, psychology, and the greater situation at hand. In your example, I'd only allow the player to try it on the red dragon if: 1. The dragon was cornered and had no easy path of escape. (Meaning it couldn't just fly away.) 2. The party was actually doing well. If the dragon is bloodied, but it's already dropped 3 out of 5 PCs, it's probably not terribly worried. 3. The dragon isn't fighting for something it values more highly than its own survival. Like, if it's fighting to protect its sick sibling, surrender away. If it's fighting to protect its treasure hoard, death before loot loss! Given those preconditions, especially #2, I'd be happy to allow the skill use. After all, if the party can look at the situation half-way through the fight and say, "We're almost certainly going to win this," the dragon probably can too. [/QUOTE]

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