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<blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6161095" data-attributes="member: 58197">That isn't necessarily what Mearls is talking about. I have often had players say things like &quot;I'm making a Diplomacy check to convince the king to fund our expedition.&quot;Naturally, this does not fly at my table. My response is always, &quot;Okay. What are you saying?&quot; After this happens a few times, the player gets the idea and starts acting out dialogue without being told. But I have seen other DMs allow players to simply roll Diplomacy and move on. It's not something you can take for granted.(Indeed, there is a certain logic to just making the skill check. You don't have to explain how you're manipulating the lock mechanism when you roll Open Locks, and you don't have to explain the sequence of motions in a back flip when you roll Acrobatics. Why should you have to explain what you're saying when you roll Diplomacy? I view speaking in character as an essential part of roleplaying, but not everyone feels that way.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dausuul, post: 6161095, member: 58197"] That isn't necessarily what Mearls is talking about. I have often had players say things like "I'm making a Diplomacy check to convince the king to fund our expedition." Naturally, this does not fly at my table. My response is always, "Okay. What are you saying?" After this happens a few times, the player gets the idea and starts acting out dialogue without being told. But I have seen other DMs allow players to simply roll Diplomacy and move on. It's not something you can take for granted. (Indeed, there is a certain logic to just making the skill check. You don't have to explain how you're manipulating the lock mechanism when you roll Open Locks, and you don't have to explain the sequence of motions in a back flip when you roll Acrobatics. Why should you have to explain what you're saying when you roll Diplomacy? I view speaking in character as an essential part of roleplaying, but not everyone feels that way.) [/QUOTE]

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