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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mirrorrorrim" data-source="post: 9118919" data-attributes="member: 7040132">Using a Fighter as an example, if they are the ones performing the action, they are describing the their part of the interaction, having a dialogue with me, and they are the ones rolling the dice. I set DCs appropriately for the task based on a variety of factors. It doesn't matter if their buddy the Warlock has a higher Charisma and is trained in Persuasion because they aren't the one engaging in the interaction. The Fighter will have their day.My game has a lot more "roleplay interactions" than ability checks for the day to day. A PC's skill modifiers inform me of their general aptitude or interest in that area of interaction. I am the kind of DM that just gives the PCs "knowledge" insights based on their backgrounds, interests, or general historical awareness of the world around them. Essentially, my opening dialogue for a social or study encounter assumes the PC's have already succeeded at "taking 10" to get some general background leading into it. I don't require the Fighter make a "knowledge" roll to get a feel for what the general power structure of a city is, rather I will just tell them what people of his background generally know or think about it. If they are asking about perspectives outside their background, or information that is secret or not generally known to the public, I will have them roll.Using that PC knowledge, if the Fighter takes those insights and tells an NPC Town Guard what they want to hear, they are going to get a natural reaction which may be positive without a roll. When there is something fishy going on or has a potential negative consequence, that is another time when I might call for a roll.</blockquote>

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