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“Council” rules for social interactions in #dnd
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Mar 15, 2025
let me introduce everyone to the Council system in LotR Roleplay 5e! It’s fantastic for intermingling the mechanics and RP in #dnd. #dnd5e #2024dnd #ttrpg #dungeonsanddragons
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so this is in response to my video about
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rolling dice before social interactions
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and then role playing the outcome based
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on the results of that dice roll instead
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of getting to the end of social
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interactions and then rolling Dice and
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then maybe having to change the outcome
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even though the players role played
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really well so let's expand on that just
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a little bit because the the rules
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discussion in the comments on that video
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was really fantastic people had great
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ideas so I want to point you to a game
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called Lord of the Rings role playing f
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it's by free League press it's a 5
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adaptation of the One Ring second
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edition role playing game in there there
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is a section on councils which is
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effectively you go talk to someone
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important or you have some big important
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conversation of some kind and it's uh
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there's some mechanics around how to
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make that involve more checks and stuff
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rather than just having a long role
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played conversation so it brings the
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mechanics and the stats into the game a
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little better than if you're just free
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form improving which is also a perfectly
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fine way to play councils begin with
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players making a skill check using
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either persuasion deception or
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intimidation I would add performance to
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that list personally the Lord of the
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Rings 5 rules specifically omit
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performance but you can use it later in
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the council but I think it makes sense
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as a way to introduce yourself like who
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doesn't want their Bard walking in
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strumming Loop being like hey these guys
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are great so allow performance um after
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that that helps set
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the initial attitude of the NPCs in the
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council if you grab the 2024 dungeon
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Masters Guide and flip to page 32
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there's a section on attitude so NPCs
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and monsters can be hostile indifferent
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or friendly hostile creatures you have
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disadvantage on Charisma checks friendly
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creatures you have advantage on Charisma
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checks so right off the bat you're
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already giving players a mechanical
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incentive to like be in good standing
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with these creatures to make a good
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first impression and then after that
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depending on how well the initial role
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went players get a different amount of
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time a different number of skill checks
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to attempt whatever they're trying to
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accomplish so if if this is something
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simple like oh I just need the guard to
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let me past maybe you just make it the
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the introduction check and you call it
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good so you just do the one skill check
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but if the players are going in front of
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like a king and they're like hey we need
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to borrow your army for a thing real
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quick maybe you make that require a
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series of checks player you don't
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necessarily need to do it as a skilled
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challenge but it is very very similar to
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that but starting off of that
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introduction check gives you a footing
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for the players to start from and
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establishes the initial attitude of
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whoever they're talking to
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