Roleplay-descriptive, active, or in-between-plays a big part.Ĭalling these “encounters” can give the impression that there necessarily are Ability checks to make-possibly due to the word’s association with combat scenarios-but this doesn’t need to be the case.
Silence descends upon the inn.Ī social encounter is a scene during the game when Player Characters (PCs) engage Nonplayer Characters (NPCs) in conversations that pose a challenge to be dealt with by wit and word, advance the plot, or impact their personal journeys. He turns around and says, “so you’re the ones who took it upon yourselves to do my job, eh?” then makes his way to the party’s table. “By lifting this blade, I wish eternal life unto the sinner,” say the runes on the square-tipped greatsword slung across the Judicator’s back. No weapons drawn, no minis on a grid, but the tension is palpable at the D&D table. On the go? Listen to the audio version of the article here:
