Social challenges - bonding. I want it, but I cant make it fit.
David Berg:
...or everyone could have a score that describes, not how resistant they are to attempts at bonding, but how susceptible they are to it. So instead of "roll and add Suspicion" you do "roll and subtract Loneliness" (or Friendliness or Empathy or whatever says what you want to say about how Bonding works).
stefoid:
When someone tries to Bond with you, they are attempting an emotional connection. When someone tries to Understand you, they are looking for you to reveal, probably inadvertently, something about yourself. In both situations, if you do want to block or shut that down, your ability to override or control your emotions is key.
Would you buy that? Is 'resisting an attempt at bonding' or 'resisting an attempt at understanding' something that is a skill you can learn, or is it something that is dependent on the characters ability to control their emotions?
What about if someone is trying to assert themselves over you - trying to use their authority, leadership, intelligence, situational advantage, to establish a status relationship. Is resisting that a skill or again, emotional control?
David Berg:
It could be said that controlling your emotions is a skill... or several skills.
Callan S.:
If your presenting reality as you want it to be seen, does the player get to know the true reality/game situation, or only the augmented one?
stefoid:
Quote from: Callan S. on January 16, 2012, 01:17:40 PM
If your presenting reality as you want it to be seen, does the player get to know the true reality/game situation, or only the augmented one?
Hi Callan - Thats unspecified. I can see situations where it would be better either way, and might even be fluid in the same scene. I think thats the kind of thing that will flow naturally and anything explicitly stated is bound to feel wrong in unanticipated circumstances. Generally - I can see the GM keeping the NPCs inner workings more or less under wraps, and the PCs being laid open for everyone to share.
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