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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 3316698" data-attributes="member: 3400">But it is. As I said, the player picks the approach, the topic, the goal and all of that can be affected by the player's skill. A good approach, topic, goal, and execution can all generate circumstance bonuses. That's how a good player can do better than one who isn't as skilled. But even the player who has trouble with some of those aspects (and we're talking particularly about the execution factor) can still play a silver-tongued PC and meet with success if that's how he wants to build the PC thanks to the social skill structure.It's also where a player with an under-charismatic PC can have the best laid plans and still be brought down by his own character's bumbling.Player skill affects both combat tactical play and social interaction, but with the rules for both combat and social skills, a player who isn't as skilled but has the right sort of character build can still be competent and have the kind of PC they want to have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 3316698, member: 3400"] But it is. As I said, the player picks the approach, the topic, the goal and all of that can be affected by the player's skill. A good approach, topic, goal, and execution can all generate circumstance bonuses. That's how a good player can do better than one who isn't as skilled. But even the player who has trouble with some of those aspects (and we're talking particularly about the execution factor) can still play a silver-tongued PC and meet with success if that's how he wants to build the PC thanks to the social skill structure. It's also where a player with an under-charismatic PC can have the best laid plans and still be brought down by his own character's bumbling. Player skill affects both combat tactical play and social interaction, but with the rules for both combat and social skills, a player who isn't as skilled but has the right sort of character build can still be competent and have the kind of PC they want to have. [/QUOTE]

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