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Sdrolion · 01-21-2010, 09:33 AM

Hm...all right. That's an interesting way of doing things, whether it's straight rules or not, honestly. ^_^ Kind of nicer than a "straight replace" idea.

I think I'm generally clear on the reaction vs. influence question, then. I'm still kind of up in the air on Interrogation. It just seems like Interrogation is kind of just a combination in one roll of Diplomacy, Fast-Talk, and Intimidation that's only really usable if you've got the guy captive. Which is nice, on the one hand...but on the other, it seems like you could still use Intimidation, etc., even if you have a prisoner, right? And again, it kind of seems like you should still have to use Diplomacy to "buddy up" to the guy, Fast-Talk or Acting to "trick" him during interrogation, or Intimidation to make threats...so I'm not sure how kosher Interrogation is, given all that. Maybe I'm just totally misunderstanding that one?

01-21-2010, 09:33 AM	#10
Sdrolion Join Date: Jan 2009	Re: Influence Skills and Interrogation Hm...all right. That's an interesting way of doing things, whether it's straight rules or not, honestly. ^_^ Kind of nicer than a "straight replace" idea. I think I'm generally clear on the reaction vs. influence question, then. I'm still kind of up in the air on Interrogation. It just seems like Interrogation is kind of just a combination in one roll of Diplomacy, Fast-Talk, and Intimidation that's only really usable if you've got the guy captive. Which is nice, on the one hand...but on the other, it seems like you could still use Intimidation, etc., even if you have a prisoner, right? And again, it kind of seems like you should still have to use Diplomacy to "buddy up" to the guy, Fast-Talk or Acting to "trick" him during interrogation, or Intimidation to make threats...so I'm not sure how kosher Interrogation is, given all that. Maybe I'm just totally misunderstanding that one?