The following are some reminders to make sure the game goes smoothly and we don't need to retcon as much and edit previously written posts (e.g., like my removing the part from CCL's post wherein Krosus forces the prostitute to let go of whatever she grabbed in his pocket).
Dramasailor says:
OOC:
General thought was based on the "any hint of a lie needs a deception roll" philosophy. She's far from comfortable and my thought was if I needed to roll to cover her physical "lie" that she's attempting to appear comfortable and not ready to pull out her blade and start separating heads from necks. If it's not needed and we're fine with just the prose part of it, cool. Just wanted to make sure I had a roll there if needed.
Okay, I can appreciate that. In the future, do me a favor and drop a short clarification as to what the dice are for in the OOC part of your post.
Everyone should be doing this. No matter how obvious you think your intentions, it's better to eliminate confusion, and much like a table top game, you need to declare what the dice are for, in some way. Also, your words directed ("savvy, etc") at the Pickpocket could have used a Coercion check, if you wanted to really get it across that she should let go without further complications. Of course, maybe Lexi just wasn't at that threat level yet :)
cclrbrts30 says:
Krosus gently places his hands on the green Twi'leks arm.
Charming as you are, i hope you don't take me as an easy mark. So if you will put back what you found i will forgive this lack of judgment on your part. To also make it clear, the team of us are off limits. We are not to be trifled with, so pass the word around. Once he feels her let go of the item he releases her hand.
A couple of things here, CCL, as a reminder:
The part in red above: You're controlling another character. Yes, it's the simple release of whatever her hand was on in Krosus' pocket, but they aren't your actions to control. Leaving out that part in red above, your Coercion roll makes a lot more sense, and would serve well as the Skill Check that would intimidate the green prostitute into letting go and backing off, rather than, say, trying an Athletics check vs your Resilience or Athletics to try and yank out out whatever she grabbed and run off with it. Even if it seems like the most trivial NPC, you still can't dictate their actions. Further, that NPC could be an assassin, or an Imperial agent, and not nearly as minor as you think.
Remember the following from Posting: Content, Format, and Etiquette:.
"The most important thing is that you
do not control another person's character or an NPC. Even if it is something simple; they respond to a simple question or give you a high-five, whatever it is, it isn't for you to control. In your own posts,
only describe the actions of your character and what is going on in his/her mind.
Similarly,
do not describe the results of your actions. You may think lighting a fire should be easy, but the story may say that the fireplace you are working at has sticks of dynamite in it. If your character has got a nice blaze going and is happily warming her hands it makes it seem a bit weird and arbitrary when I suddenly blow you up!"
