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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8474245" data-attributes="member: 4534">For me, it depends entirely on the situation and the personalities involved.&nbsp; In a Trail of Cthulhu game I ran, a player character detective with the NYPD tried to use intimidate against a mid-level mafia boss.&nbsp; The threat basically amounted to, &quot;If you don't cooperate, I'm going to arrest you.&quot;&nbsp; I explained to the player that such a tactic would not work on the mafia boss.&nbsp; He's been brought up to adhere to omertà, the code of silence, and speaking to authority figures isn't something he can bring himself to do, especially in front of his subordinates.&nbsp; But, as experienced detectives, you know this.&nbsp; You'll need to find another tact to get the information you want.&quot;&nbsp; In other situations, was able to intimidate others with threats of arrest to get the information they wanted.&nbsp; If a PC makes their intimidation roll, I typically have them get whatever they were trying to accomplish be it information, avoiding a fight, etc., etc.&nbsp; But sometimes it does depend on the personality of the NPC being intimidated.&nbsp; A gang leader might not be able to back down in front of his subordinates without losing their respect.&nbsp; So he might have to escalate the situation in order to save face or contrive some reason to let it go.&nbsp; &quot;Eh, you're lucky I'm in a good mood or I'd kick your butt.&nbsp; Get out of my sight.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8474245, member: 4534"] For me, it depends entirely on the situation and the personalities involved. In a [I]Trail of Cthulhu[/I] game I ran, a player character detective with the NYPD tried to use intimidate against a mid-level mafia boss. The threat basically amounted to, "If you don't cooperate, I'm going to arrest you." I explained to the player that such a tactic would not work on the mafia boss. He's been brought up to adhere to omertà, the code of silence, and speaking to authority figures isn't something he can bring himself to do, especially in front of his subordinates. But, as experienced detectives, you know this. You'll need to find another tact to get the information you want." In other situations, was able to intimidate others with threats of arrest to get the information they wanted. If a PC makes their intimidation roll, I typically have them get whatever they were trying to accomplish be it information, avoiding a fight, etc., etc. But sometimes it does depend on the personality of the NPC being intimidated. A gang leader might not be able to back down in front of his subordinates without losing their respect. So he might have to escalate the situation in order to save face or contrive some reason to let it go. "Eh, you're lucky I'm in a good mood or I'd kick your butt. Get out of my sight." [/QUOTE]

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