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Intimidate Skill?
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Crothian
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According to the rules, you roll Intimidate DC 10+ opponent Hit Dice. No saving throw, not opposed roll. The only thing that protects you is your level. The result "Changes another behavior".
Personally, I use an opposed roll of Intimidation skill check verse Will save + level of opponent. Otherwise you can have a 18 charisma rogue with skill focus intimidate have +10 at first level and he can intimidate almost anything he'd ever encounter.
Personally, I use an opposed roll of Intimidation skill check verse Will save + level of opponent. Otherwise you can have a 18 charisma rogue with skill focus intimidate have +10 at first level and he can intimidate almost anything he'd ever encounter.
bensei
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How many rogues have Cha 18 ?!
Why would a rogue waste a feat for skill focus intimidate ?!
Intimitate is not that useful as a skill, since a person intimidated will not do anything you want it to - conversely, the person will eventually avoid you, while when using the diplomacy skill it would have helped you.
If a rogue wants to be extremely good at intimidate, let him be - if he wants to sacrifice one of his valuable feats.
"Change other's behavior" is not very specific so you have a lot of wiggle room as a DM there. For example, the skill says you can use it to get information out of a prisoner. It doesn't say that the prisoner is suddenly your friend, gives complete information, or isn't willing to throw some lieing in there.
My House Rule 0: I use the "Influencing the NPC Attitude" table DM149 to determine how successful intimidates are.
My House Rule 0: I use the "Influencing the NPC Attitude" table DM149 to determine how successful intimidates are.
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