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Old 05-04-2013, 02:16 AM   #5
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Default Re: Indirect Influence (Text) and Time Taken

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Originally Posted by whswhs View Post
It's going to take a varying amount of time depending on how long the letter has to be, both to explain the request and to make the minimal socially required courtesies of the era. It's like asking, "How much does a book cost?"

Bill Stoddard
Well, on one hand, I am interested what amount of such courtesies counts as the default amount for an Unmodified Skill Check.
On the other I'm sort of guessing that the main text (i.e. explanation) of a Simple request should be something between one sentence and one paragraph.

I'm pretty sure many people can write a letter the size of this post either very rapidly in 1-2 minutes, or slowly and with careful wording. The question is what speed qualifies as Diplomacy+0.
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