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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Furn_Darkside" data-source="post: 267900" data-attributes="member: 210">Re: ReSalutations,I disagree. Intimidate holds an importance space like bluff, diplomacy, sense motive, and etc do in the game.Why? Because some players are better at roleplaying an intimidating person then others. Heck, some dm's handle players trying to roleplay intimidations better then other dm's.Should a player who is not good as that aspect of rp'ng never play an intimidating character? No, that is silly. It is the same way you don't stop your less-then-bright players from playing a wizard.The skill allows a "fair" way of seeing if the intimidation is succesful.Does that mean rp'ng is out the window? No- if the player rp's an intimidation out, with or without the skill, then use give them a healthy bonus to the roll.Would a player be able to intimidate my top bad guy?Possibly. It depends on the top bad guy. If he has seen it all, then I may give him a healthy circumstance bonus against the intimidation. If he is unfamiliar with the character in question and is generally unuse to such treatment, then it is possible.Could a pc intimidate a huge monster? I would allow them to try- Gandalf certainly tried with the Balrog.Would I allow an npc to intimidate a player? Yes. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. They can roleplay the way they want, but they had better acknowledge an intimidation the same way they better acknowledge being charmed and other rp altering affects.The mechanic is in the player's handbook for a reason.Respectfully submittedFD</blockquote>

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