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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6727038" data-attributes="member: 97077">The section on ability checks does specifically refer to their use with both characters and monsters.However, when the Basic Rules are taken as a whole, one must take into account this very important section (page 66) in my view:"Roleplaying is, literally, the act of playing out a role. In this case, it’s you as a player determining how your character thinks, acts, and talks."So if the orc tries to grapple a PC, it might be time for a Strength (Athletics) check. When the githzerai monk tries to back-flip to the high ground for follow-up attack with advantage, a Dexterity check might be good here to resolve any uncertainty. If the ogre tries to intimidate the cowardly goblins into charging the PCs who just routed them, a Charisma (Intimidation) check might be a good choice.But when it comes to deceiving, intimidating, or persuading a character, I have to take into consideration that part from page 66. And since the player determines with certainty how a character thinks, acts, and talks, it's up to the player to say how the character responds to my description of the deception, intimidation, or persuasion.</blockquote>