Eonn
2015-02-14, 09:51 PM
Recently I played a game with a group I just joined. The group itself is made up of fairly new players, including myself. Besides the normal problems with just starting and not understanding all the rules, everything went fine. At least until we got loot.
So what the DM did was have a treasury/armory with a chest with random content for each player. Some people got potions, one got a wand, but I found full plate armor. I'm a Kobold with 7 STR, I'd be nearly unable to carry it if it was the only thing I owned. But Kobolds always find a way! I turned to the orc barbarian who was sitting pretty with 20 STR (but 5 INT) and offered him a portion of the sale price if he carried it to town for me.
He said he'd do it for half the sale price, and before I could interject rolled a diplomacy check I would be hard-pressed to match.
About this time, the DM realized he had us rolling off the wrong chart and did everything over. But this left me with a few questions.
Would failing the diplomacy check railroad me in to the deal?
Does a diplomacy roll even have a place in deals between PCs?
So what the DM did was have a treasury/armory with a chest with random content for each player. Some people got potions, one got a wand, but I found full plate armor. I'm a Kobold with 7 STR, I'd be nearly unable to carry it if it was the only thing I owned. But Kobolds always find a way! I turned to the orc barbarian who was sitting pretty with 20 STR (but 5 INT) and offered him a portion of the sale price if he carried it to town for me.
He said he'd do it for half the sale price, and before I could interject rolled a diplomacy check I would be hard-pressed to match.
About this time, the DM realized he had us rolling off the wrong chart and did everything over. But this left me with a few questions.
Would failing the diplomacy check railroad me in to the deal?
Does a diplomacy roll even have a place in deals between PCs?