Questions tagged [social-combat]
For questions about the simulation of conflicts between two or more rivals that involve nonphysical forms of competition for influence and social control.
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How many servants can this Vampire summon to “moon” the party?
The city in which my current campaign is based has been recently divided along social lines. An in-universe counterpart of the Twilight series has become the basis of a werewolf vs vampire factional ...
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How do we find the origin of Gossip?
Samurai in power have boring days. Like, get up, train a few hours, answer letters, order some commoners to be executed, then spend the afternoon trading gossip...
Now, gossip isn't generally attached ...
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How does my bard solve the problem without admitting he lied?
So, in my current campaign, the party has just gotten together and is trying to help out a convent that burned down. I'm playing a charismatic bard.
The DM promised us we wouldn't die unless we did ...
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What does it mean in-game to be better at Deception than Persuasion?
Recently in-game I found myself moderating an 'off-screen' encounter between two NPCs; one an intelligent animal companion (winter wolf) of one of the PCs, and the other a Rakshasa who had no ...
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Nonviolent "social conflict" in Fate - which skills opposes rapport?
I'm running a campaign with a few nonviolent characters. I understand how to handle physical fights, but am a bit at a loss how to deal with "social conflict", where characters need to ...
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How do I keep lie-detection skills from ruining my game?
I play a smoothtalking scoundrel in a GURPS 4e game. In it, I have the Detect Lies skill. Because of the nature of our campaign, which is a murder mystery, I always suspect whoever I'm talking to is ...
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If the characters avoid the encounter through diplomacy, are they awarded the XP for the monsters? [duplicate]
Let's say that a part of the dungeon with X monsters can be either passed through combat OR through careful diplomacy, can the players be awarded XP points the same way if they choose the latter? It ...
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Is there a mechanic for Passive Deception? [duplicate]
Right now I have a situation with a Doppleganger has infiltrated a small section of the group. It is passing itself off with the intentions of appearing to be someone important to one person and ...
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If a player tries to persuade somebody, what should that creature roll not to be persuaded?
It's clear that we should roll Insight versus Deception (I guess) , but what should be rolled against Persuasion or Intimidation checks? Is the answer to this question different for NPCs and PCs?
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What do PCs roll Insight against when another PC is trying to convince them that he is telling the truth?
There is already a similar question, however the answers focus on that you should not tell players that they don't believe the other but they should decided that themselves and only get hints. And ...
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Deception in Anima
In Anima: Beyond Fantasy, what skills are used to tell lies and sense lies?
Most games have some form of skills that can be used for such things - Bluff and Sense Motive in some versions of D&D, ...
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If someone intimidates another person, does the person affected gain the Frightened condition?
This came up when a PC in my game was immune to the Frightened condition. They said that the intimidation should fail since it relied on fear. How do I rule this?
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Establishing DCs for intimidation checks against NPC's other than using the existing Conversation Reaction Table
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In the DMG for 5th ed there is established DC levels for how NPC's will respond to you in social interactions based on whether they are friendly, indifferent, or hostile to you as ...
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Can you use Vicious Mockery to win an argument or gain favours?
Though I know that RAW states that Vicious Mockery is initiated through a "string of insults", my question is about what would happen if you used it elsewhere than a tavern brawl or the like.
As a ...
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Does a character who believes what they're saying have to make Deception checks? [closed]
I have a player character that got so good at bluffing as a child he doesn't realize he's doing it; as such, the player is wondering if this can let him avoid having to make Deception checks since he ...
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