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<blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 8472514" data-attributes="member: 97077">Actions taken during a social interaction are no different than any other action. It goes through the DM adjudication process: Is this outcome uncertain? Does it have a meaningful consequence for failure? If &quot;Yes&quot; to both, which ability check and/or skill or tool proficiency applies? What's the DC? What happens on success or failure?But again, there is no uncertainty when it comes to attempts to influence PCs since the player gets to say what happens. So because that's a &quot;No&quot; to the first question in the process above, there can be no ability check or DC. That &quot;other checks might be appropriate in certain situations&quot; may also refer to something like an Intelligence (History) check to recall an important bit of knowledge that, in context, an NPC would consider convincing (or be fearful of or whatever). Demonstrations of strength or dexterity may also be useful in the right context for a social interaction challenge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="iserith, post: 8472514, member: 97077"] Actions taken during a social interaction are no different than any other action. It goes through the DM adjudication process: Is this outcome uncertain? Does it have a meaningful consequence for failure? If "Yes" to both, which ability check and/or skill or tool proficiency applies? What's the DC? What happens on success or failure? But again, there is no uncertainty when it comes to attempts to influence PCs since the player gets to say what happens. So because that's a "No" to the first question in the process above, there can be no ability check or DC. That "other checks might be appropriate in certain situations" may also refer to something like an Intelligence (History) check to recall an important bit of knowledge that, in context, an NPC would consider convincing (or be fearful of or whatever). Demonstrations of strength or dexterity may also be useful in the right context for a social interaction challenge. [/QUOTE]

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