There comes a point where the PCs are going to talk somebody, and we enter the debate of Role-Playing it out or simply rolling a Skill Check. Or we have long boring scenes trying to achieve the player's goal is. Here's my method for running Social Encounters, whether you're playing Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, Cyberpunk or whatever RPG it is.
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A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures won the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley?affiliate_id=1017650
Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
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Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: https://modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU
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Guest starring The Gang
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00:00 Intro
02:21 Roleplaying
02:50 Theatrics Aren't Roleplay
03:26 How Does the PC Approach it
07:26 The Roll is How The PC Says It
08:18 Breaking Up a Larger Task
09:16 Sense Motive
10:56 How Does the PC Appear
11:36 Reputation
13:02 Intimidation
14:57 Long Social Encounters
15:41 Realistic Dialogue Isn't
16:44 Summarize Conversations
19:22 1 Roll Per Encounter
20:32 Multiple Small Encounters
21:15 Failing Social Rolls
22:47 When Does Failure Occur
24:05 Closing