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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 6726544">It's also how the DMs I play with in Adventurer's League do it, and that's always a bunch of new players.&nbsp; Why do you think it needs to be among a group of longtime friends?&nbsp; Are you perhaps assuming it works because the players agree to &quot;act intimidated&quot; without rolling the dice?&nbsp; Because that's not it, either.&nbsp; It is entirely, 100% up to the players to decide if they're intimidated.&nbsp; A typical scene might be:DM: &quot;The half-dragon strides out with his two-handed sword, electricity crackling up and down the blade&quot;Paladin: &quot;Oh boy....I raise my shield and charge him, but I don't like this.&quot;Bard: &quot;Uhh....I slide behind the pillar and peek out to see how the paladin fares, making sure the path to the door is clear.&quot;I'm not sure how it would add anything to the game to roll the bad guy's Intimidation and then say, &quot;Ok, you you and you are Intimidated.&nbsp; You two are not.&quot;&nbsp; Just let the players narrate.&nbsp; And if some guy new to D&amp;D doesn't understand the roleplaying part of it and just says &quot;I attack the dragon&quot; without batting an eye, so what?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 6726544"] It's also how the DMs I play with in Adventurer's League do it, and that's always a bunch of new players. Why do you think it needs to be among a group of longtime friends? Are you perhaps assuming it works because the players agree to "act intimidated" without rolling the dice? Because that's not it, either. It is entirely, 100% up to the players to decide if they're intimidated. A typical scene might be: DM: "The half-dragon strides out with his two-handed sword, electricity crackling up and down the blade" Paladin: "Oh boy....I raise my shield and charge him, but I don't like this." Bard: "Uhh....I slide behind the pillar and peek out to see how the paladin fares, making sure the path to the door is clear." I'm not sure how it would add anything to the game to roll the bad guy's Intimidation and then say, "Ok, you you and you are Intimidated. You two are not." Just let the players narrate. And if some guy new to D&D doesn't understand the roleplaying part of it and just says "I attack the dragon" without batting an eye, so what? [/QUOTE]

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