Question about Born Leader Talent

[Negative Zero]

now this seems a bit weird the text of Born Leader says:

The character gains a +4 bonus to Diplomacy checks when trying to convince someone to do something. ...

far as i know, you pretty much only use Diplomacy when you want to "convince someone to do something." seems like a bettter verison of the Affinity With Skill Talent. what gives?~NegZ

 

[AeroDm]

Only thing that immediately springs to mind is Influencing NPC Attitudes. Of course, a born leader should be able to influence people better too, right? I think a lot of AU is supposed to be a DM judgement call, so maybe this is just one more instance where the power has been "given back to the DM."

YMMV

 

[drnuncheon]

now this seems a bit weird the text of Born Leader says: far as i know, you pretty much only use Diplomacy when you want to "convince someone to do something." seems like a bettter verison of the Affinity With Skill Talent. what gives?~NegZ

I'd say that it doesn't give you any bonus in the opposed checks mentioned in negotiations - true, you could say that's "convincing someone to do something", but you're not doing it from a position of leadership, therefore I'd say the talent doesn't apply.

J