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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 6295882" data-attributes="member: 3400">Are they carrying weapons, wearing armor, or otherwise equipped for violence? It might color your perceptions if they were. I think I'd react a bit differently to a 9 year old boy than I would to 4 grown men with guns drawn or even openly holstered.They've been raiding human/demi-human lands recently. Is it really that likely they've got a number of them over for supper? Or is it more likely that any ones you spot are scouts of a hostile group? Is it likely that human guests will be unescorted about the steading, for their own protection if nothing else? Or if the PCs approach the door guards, isn't it likely the door guards have a clue what sorts of legit guests might be coming?It might be workable - again, it depends on the context of how the PCs approach the guards. A lone wizard being sneaky until he's close enough to hit a lone giant with the spell is pretty good justification for the giant not thinking he's threatened and for getting good use out of the giant. Approaching with 3 or more other guys armed to the teeth with other giants in the room - not so optimal, particularly since it's very easy for your companions to interfere with the spell's effect losing any influence on the giant. Thinking it's a gimmie just because you've got a charm spell and have invested a couple of feats into pumping your DC is the hubris that leads to trouble if your GM is putting the spell in its appropriate context. Thinking you can get the giant to do anything you want him to or that you can behave any way you want around him is another situation where you can get your PC and group into trouble.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 6295882, member: 3400"] Are they carrying weapons, wearing armor, or otherwise equipped for violence? It might color your perceptions if they were. I think I'd react a bit differently to a 9 year old boy than I would to 4 grown men with guns drawn or even openly holstered. They've been raiding human/demi-human lands recently. Is it really that likely they've got a number of them over for supper? Or is it more likely that any ones you spot are scouts of a hostile group? Is it likely that human guests will be unescorted about the steading, for their own protection if nothing else? Or if the PCs approach the door guards, isn't it likely the door guards have a clue what sorts of legit guests might be coming? It might be workable - again, it depends on the context of how the PCs approach the guards. A lone wizard being sneaky until he's close enough to hit a lone giant with the spell is pretty good justification for the giant not thinking he's threatened and for getting good use out of the giant. Approaching with 3 or more other guys armed to the teeth with other giants in the room - not so optimal, particularly since it's very easy for your companions to interfere with the spell's effect losing any influence on the giant. Thinking it's a gimmie just because you've got a charm spell and have invested a couple of feats into pumping your DC is the hubris that leads to trouble if your GM is putting the spell in its appropriate context. Thinking you can get the giant to do anything you want him to or that you can behave any way you want around him is another situation where you can get your PC and group into trouble. [/QUOTE]

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