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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8380072" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>I continue running the negotiation scene until either one of the PCs declares a hostile action or something pushes the NPCs to attack. If hostilities are initiated, roll initiative.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not enough information. I’m hearing that the assassin wants to get the drop on his target and that a potentially noisy lock is an obstacle to that goal, but no action to resolve. What happens next would depend on what the assassin does to try and overcome the obstacle and accomplish his goal.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, I don’t have enough to go on here. What does the target <em>do</em> to ensure he isn’t surprised?</p><p></p><p></p><p>That’s their job to decide, I just adjudicate the actions they declare.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sounds like quite a task. They can tell me what preparations they want to make, and I’ll resolve those actions as they’re declared.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 8380072, member: 6779196"] I continue running the negotiation scene until either one of the PCs declares a hostile action or something pushes the NPCs to attack. If hostilities are initiated, roll initiative. Not enough information. I’m hearing that the assassin wants to get the drop on his target and that a potentially noisy lock is an obstacle to that goal, but no action to resolve. What happens next would depend on what the assassin does to try and overcome the obstacle and accomplish his goal. Again, I don’t have enough to go on here. What does the target [I]do[/I] to ensure he isn’t surprised? That’s their job to decide, I just adjudicate the actions they declare. Sounds like quite a task. They can tell me what preparations they want to make, and I’ll resolve those actions as they’re declared. [/QUOTE]
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