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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8952014" data-attributes="member: 6987520">That certainly might be to a point... perhaps I am too focused on the discussion of the mechanics to resolve SC (the old failing to see the forest through the trees thing...).Well, it isn't as though I have everything scripted LOL! When I don't care about the result for something, I like to just roll and see what happens as well.For myself, one of a few different scenarios will determine A) if I ask for a roll and B) the result of success.1. If I don't have an agenda when the PC wants to get a ride to Port Royal (or whatever), the PC will get them there. (no check)2. If the players want a ride but the adventure is about them taking time (e.g. walking) so as to present a time constraint later on, then they walk and the NPC can't help them (no check).3. If part of the adventure is a stop-over in Haxel for an encounter or two, then the NPC can only take them as far as Haxel on a success, and they are walking to Haxel (on their way to Port Royal) on a failure.We roll plenty of checks for social encounters as well as role-play them, I just don't see how complicating a rather straight-forward process into a series of rolls and interactions is much fun. But tastes differ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8952014, member: 6987520"] That certainly might be to a point... perhaps I am too focused on the discussion of the mechanics to resolve SC (the old failing to see the forest through the trees thing...). Well, it isn't as though I have everything [I]scripted[/I] LOL! When I don't care about the result for something, I like to just roll and see what happens as well. For myself, one of a few different scenarios will determine A) if I ask for a roll and B) the result of success. 1. If I don't have an agenda when the PC wants to get a ride to Port Royal (or whatever), the PC will get them there. (no check) 2. If the players want a ride but the adventure is about them taking time (e.g. walking) so as to present a time constraint later on, then they walk and the NPC can't help them (no check). 3. If part of the adventure is a stop-over in Haxel for an encounter or two, then the NPC can only take them as far as Haxel on a success, and they are walking to Haxel (on their way to Port Royal) on a failure. We roll plenty of checks for social encounters as well as role-play them, I just don't see how complicating a rather straight-forward process into a series of rolls and interactions is much fun. But tastes differ... [/QUOTE]

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