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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6734601" data-attributes="member: 97077">Your assertion is disproved by a quick reading of the fear spell. A character affected by this spell is frightened, drops what it is holding, and flees.I think it's fine if an illusion or enchantment spell dictates the behavior of a player character. In all other cases in my view, the player determines how his or her character thinks and acts.By saying the character is "intimidated," the DM is determining how the character thinks and acts - intimidated, cowed, afraid. In my view, it's fine for the DM to describe what the enemy is doing to try and intimidate the PC, but the player says how the character responds. There is no uncertainty as to the result of the enemy's action because the player controls his or her character and makes that determination. Because there is no uncertainty, there is no ability check. If the player has a character with an established flaw or the like of being craven, then choosing to act intimidated, cowed, or afraid in the face of the enemy's attempt at intimidation would earn the player Inspiration.You're, of course, welcome to run your game as you see fit - there's no wrong way to play after all - but I would never do what you suggest nor play in a game where I was not in control of my character, short of a magical effect.</blockquote>