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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bren wrote:
I'm not looking for a valid psychological model.

I was replying to CRM, but I'm sorry I suggested something in this thread that you're not looking for.

Bren wrote:
I do think the division between the desires or compulsions of the Id and the control of the Ego/Superego provides some commonly understood terminology for talking about the issue of a person doing things that some part of them really doesn't want to do or doing things that upon reflection they later strongly regret ever having chosen to do.

I don't disagree. But ego, shadow, anima/animus, and self work well too.

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FWIW, I doubt whether Freudian or Jungian models are even validatable.

I'm a neo-Jungian, so I can personally testify to Jungian models. No, they wouldn't be objectively validatable, but I wasn't suggesting that and I do not think that is necessary for the purposes here. I was merely suggesting that if one is going to go Freudian, one might as well go Jungian. Jungian models are developed from Freudian ones, but Freud is like the rough draft and Jung is like more finely polished second draft. Going Freud over Jung is like walking past the high school to ask the junior high for help.

If Jung isn't helpful to this psychological thread, then my apologies.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bren wrote:
I do think the division between the desires or compulsions of the Id and the control of the Ego/Superego provides some commonly understood terminology for talking about the issue of a person doing things that some part of them really doesn't want to do or doing things that upon reflection they later strongly regret ever having chosen to do.

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I don't disagree. But ego, shadow, anima/animus, and self work well too.

Whatever the terminology used, Bren has squarely hit the mark as to what I'm trying to accomplish. It speaks to a moment of personal weakness and failure that, IMO, is far more meaningful and dramatic when the player is not guaranteed control over his character, but must live with the emotional and moral consequences after the fact.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Naaman wrote:

I tend to agree here. I'm not sure that a flinch or reaction should necessarily result in a penalty on ensuing rolls, but the idea is that when someone is outclassed, an intimidation roll should be harder even if the target's willpower is otherwise lower than the intimidation roll.

There is precedent for this in the RAW. A character who is physically stronger (IIRC) gets a +15 (!) bonus to resist intimidation attempts.

How the GM wants to qualify "physically stronger" could vary: the strength attribute? The lifting skill? The brawling skill? Any or all of these could be appropriate, depending on the specific scenario.


A flinch/twitch, could be a result where the jedi's willpower was within 3 up or down of the intimidation attempt. BUT if the intimidation wins over the willpower there should be some in game benefit from it..
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Naaman wrote:
I tend to agree here. I'm not sure that a flinch or reaction should necessarily result in a penalty on ensuing rolls...
I see these as two separate (though of course related) issues. One issue is
    Should there be a situational bonus/penalty applied to an Intimidation or a Willpower roll?
I come down solidly on the side of yes situational modifiers should often be applied. Intimidating someone all by your lonesome should be a more difficult roll than intimidating the same someone when you have 2, 4, 6, 10, 20, or more tough guys backing you up.

A second issue is
    What is the result of a success or a failure and should that result also vary based on the circumstances?
And once again I am solidly on the side of yes, circumstances should matter and one of the circumstances is where does the desired or statement outcome fall on a spectrum of behavior for that character(s). normal behavior would that result
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whill wrote:
If Jung isn't helpful to this psychological thread, then my apologies.
Jungian vs. Freudian seems like a tangent to this discussion, but thread drift and tangents happen. There really is no need to apologize. But as a layperson and not a trained psychologist, social worker, or psychiatrist I don't see greater nuance, sophistication or however you want to characterize the difference in theories as needful for this particular topic. To follow with your analogy, all we need here is the Junior High Version. In this case adding more terminology and nuance seems more likely to obfuscate than to enlighten.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bren wrote:

[/list]I come down solidly on the side of yes situational modifiers should often be applied. Intimidating someone all by your lonesome should be a more difficult roll than intimidating the same someone when you have 2, 4, 6, 10, 20, or more tough guys backing you up.


I agree. Many years back i posted an excerpt from a session i Played in at Gencon, and asked 'what would you as DM have done'.. Many said "Given one hell of a large bonus to your intimidate roll"

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And once again I am solidly on the side of yes, circumstances should matter and one of the circumstances is where does the desired or statement outcome fall on a spectrum of behavior for that character(s). normal behavior would that result


Why should circumstances matter to what effect a successful intimidate roll has/?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After thinking about this some more, I'm agreeing with this.

I'm still inclined to allow for a no-roll threshold: that is, there are certain times when there is zero chance of success. This of course falls into GM discretion. But to give an example: is there any scenario where a GM here would allow for a jawa to successfully intimidate Darth Vader? Palpatine? Yoda?



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Naaman wrote:

I tend to agree here. I'm not sure that a flinch or reaction should necessarily result in a penalty on ensuing rolls, but the idea is that when someone is outclassed, an intimidation roll should be harder even if the target's willpower is otherwise lower than the intimidation roll.

There is precedent for this in the RAW. A character who is physically stronger (IIRC) gets a +15 (!) bonus to resist intimidation attempts.

How the GM wants to qualify "physically stronger" could vary: the strength attribute? The lifting skill? The brawling skill? Any or all of these could be appropriate, depending on the specific scenario.


A flinch/twitch, could be a result where the jedi's willpower was within 3 up or down of the intimidation attempt. BUT if the intimidation wins over the willpower there should be some in game benefit from it..
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Agreed. There are some times when Intimidation just won't work. Case in point...


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

garhkal wrote:
Bren wrote:

[/list]I come down solidly on the side of yes situational modifiers should often be applied. Intimidating someone all by your lonesome should be a more difficult roll than intimidating the same someone when you have 2, 4, 6, 10, 20, or more tough guys backing you up.


I agree. Many years back i posted an excerpt from a session i Played in at Gencon, and asked 'what would you as DM have done'.. Many said "Given one hell of a large bonus to your intimidate roll"

Bren wrote:

And once again I am solidly on the side of yes, circumstances should matter and one of the circumstances is where does the desired or statement outcome fall on a spectrum of behavior for that character(s). normal behavior would that result


Why should circumstances matter to what effect a successful intimidate roll has/?


I assume you're referring to a roll that is successful after all circumstances have been taken into account and modifiers applied?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Naaman wrote:
After thinking about this some more, I'm agreeing with this.

I'm still inclined to allow for a no-roll threshold: that is, there are certain times when there is zero chance of success. This of course falls into GM discretion. But to give an example: is there any scenario where a GM here would allow for a jawa to successfully intimidate Darth Vader? Palpatine? Yoda?


Not just no, but hell no.. I can't see ANY way a piddly jawa could intimidate any of those 3.

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I assume you're referring to a roll that is successful after all circumstances have been taken into account and modifiers applied?


Yes. it seemed from my understanding of what bren said, that even with mods, a successful roll should still have 'circumstances modify how successful it is..
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

garhkal wrote:


Not just no, but hell no.. I can't see ANY way a piddly jawa could intimidate any of those 3.

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I assume you're referring to a roll that is successful after all circumstances have been taken into account and modifiers applied?


Yes. it seemed from my understanding of what bren said, that even with mods, a successful roll should still have 'circumstances modify how successful it is..


Okay, wait, what if said jawa actually rolled higher on the roll? Your two positions seem to contradict each other.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

With palpaltine's and vaders willpower, PLUS a massive situation mods for those 2, i just can't see it happening..
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 5:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, I see. But, to be fair, it doesnt address the question: would you fudge the willpower roll if it had actually failed even after bonuses/modifiers, etc?
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hate fudging. Even for named NPCs..
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I appreciate the consistency, sir. Very Happy
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