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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9243802" data-attributes="member: 6801845">In my games you only need to roll if the result is uncertain.  While I may have people roll if I want the player to be uncertain in cases of things like insight, if the player makes a convincing enough in their argument I may not call for a roll.  They don't have to be eloquent about it, they can just bullet point it.  I'm making a judgement call because I'm roleplaying the NPC, deciding what their motivations and needs are.  Perhaps the NPC isn't afraid of getting caught taking a bribe and feels underpaid.  On the other hand perhaps they're concerned about getting caught but a big enough bribe (or the right bribe) might convince them, then there's a roll to resolve the uncertainty.That may not work for some people, it works for me and my group.</blockquote>