Hopefully this produces some interesting sources for inspiration for my own designs: does anyone know of a system with an interesting take on handling social and similar situations, such as a debate or an attempt to seduce a foe to the dark side[1]? A few specifications to help narrow this down:
- Rolling a die and mind control (D&D 3.5 I'm looking at you) isn't interesting.
- It cannot be simply "Social Combat", and especially not social combat you can arbitrarily op out of to completely ignore (Exalted…)
- Rules that essentially are "DM makes things up" are not interesting.
[1] – I suppose this could be redeeming a fallen foe. I guess. Doesn't seem like typical player behaviour.
Thanks for the help!
Best Answer
Song of Ice and Fire RPG have a curious intrigue system, that covers from simple social interactions (seduction attempt, for instance) to complex conspirations, following ten steps: