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<blockquote data-quote="cattoy" data-source="post: 5737396" data-attributes="member: 38606"><p>Simple solution: </p><p></p><p>Eloquent description of attempted use of social skill along with witty lines = +N to roll.</p><p></p><p>Unimaginative description of attempted use of social skill with no player input = -N to roll.</p><p></p><p>N should probably scale along with PC level. At first level, there isn't a lot of difference between the roll of someone who dumped CHA and someone who didn't, and only a few ranks difference. </p><p>At high levels, the difference can be huge. </p><p></p><p>Consequence: Silver-tongued player with dumpstat CHA character and no ranks in diplomacy might get away with fast talking a commoner or foot soldier early on. By the time the PCs are interacting with dragons, royalty, arch mages and the like, that PC will be useless at getting one over on the high level NPCs. And it is as it should be. If silver-tongued player wanted their PC to be good at talking their way into people's good graces or out of tricky situations, they should not have dumped CHA and maybe thought about putting ranks in diplomacy. This isn't a LARP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cattoy, post: 5737396, member: 38606"] Simple solution: Eloquent description of attempted use of social skill along with witty lines = +N to roll. Unimaginative description of attempted use of social skill with no player input = -N to roll. N should probably scale along with PC level. At first level, there isn't a lot of difference between the roll of someone who dumped CHA and someone who didn't, and only a few ranks difference. At high levels, the difference can be huge. Consequence: Silver-tongued player with dumpstat CHA character and no ranks in diplomacy might get away with fast talking a commoner or foot soldier early on. By the time the PCs are interacting with dragons, royalty, arch mages and the like, that PC will be useless at getting one over on the high level NPCs. And it is as it should be. If silver-tongued player wanted their PC to be good at talking their way into people's good graces or out of tricky situations, they should not have dumped CHA and maybe thought about putting ranks in diplomacy. This isn't a LARP. [/QUOTE]
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