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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kaodi" data-source="post: 3990031" data-attributes="member: 1231">I am by no means an expert in international diplomacy, but I think you would find that team based social encounters would be somewhat analagous to negotiations by teams of different countries. Someone like the bard will be the lead negotiator, but others will play a role.Think of it in the context of a royal celebration or something. A fighter, a monk, a wizard, a rogue and a bard walk into a feast with the intent of negotiating for a company of the royal army to be dispatched to their favoured problem area, or perhaps for a highway to an outlying region to be repaired as part of an effort to drive back the darkness and create a " safer " area of the kingdom. The bard is dispatched to put on a performance for the king, and then to proceed to a direct plea for the highway. Meanwhile, the dashing rogue invites the princess to a dance and gives her a very enjoyable and entertaining evening, while the fighter seeks out the master of arms to chat about fighting techniques and maybe slip in some things about the strategic value of the area, and the potential of new recruits for the army. The wizard takes the head of the treasury, and goes into a detailed calculation of a cost/benefit analysis of the venture. The monk, though perhaps not the most adept speaker, is a member of a very respected monastery, and he mingles a little with the other members of the court, conversing with the curious about what he does, and perhaps giving a few tips in hand to hand combat to the youngest son on the king, who has been being bullied by his older brothers.After the evening is over, the king dismisses the party for the night and asks them to come back the next afternoon for a reply. So far, he sees some of the benefits, but isn't quite convinced. In the mean time, the treasurer and the master of arms have had their own discussion about the matter, and seem to be favourably inclined. Before bed, the princess tells her father all about the wonderful evening he had, and suitably impressed. The next morning during the business of the kingdom, the treasurer and master of arms note that they are both inclined to agree with the bard. Still, while the king now wants to build the road, he is not quite sure of how much the party can be trusted to know what they are talking. Then he hears about how his youngest son embarrased his older brother in a fight. This matter had been troubling him for quite a while, and he is immensely proud of his youngest. When he hears from the boy that it was the monk that taught him how to stand up for himself, he is finally convinced and tell the party that afternoon that he will order the road to be rebuilt immediately.</blockquote>

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