Pathfinder 2nd Edition | Social Encounters Guide

Today I'm talking about one of the most widely applicable and helpful systems in the game- despite the ease with which most groups can bypass these rules, I think they can be important to know and use in the right situations, and they can even act as accessibility tools for those getting into roleplay for the first time or those uncomfortable with acting a part.
I don't necessarily recommend utilizing every part of this in every encounter- and I tried to display that in my demonstrations. It can be as simple as taking into account the Attitude of various NPCs and calling for Make an Impression checks, or as in-depth as complex, interwoven systems- a veritable campaign in and of itself. When combined with the right systems, you can have boss fights in words and deeds, rather than swords and shields.
I wish I'd spent more time demonstrating alternative skill uses to Diplomacy-such as Performance to show off that Tiny knows what he's talking about in the "Proving Yourself" encounter, or Intimidation in the "Defending Yourself" encounter- It's important to let your players experiment and utilize whatever makes sense in a free-form system like this, so please keep that in mind. Appropriate to watch, listen, and sleep to.
Battlemap by Cropox Battlemaps: / cropoxbattlemaps
I unfortunately could not find the artist who made Tiny's picture, it's a very old and modified file on my PC. If anyone can please let me know and I'll add them here.
0:00 Introduction
0:10 Why Would You Use These Rules?
1:58 Determining Levels/XP
5:04 Pacing, Actions, Initiative
10:03 Opposition, Progress, and Success
12:30 Concluding and Keeping it Clear
12:48 Demo: Introduction
14:13 Demo: Attitudes and Making an Impression
18:32 Demo: "Proving Yourself"
20:04 Demo: "Provind Yourself" Variants
22:06 Demo: "Talking Through It"
27:58 Demo: "Talking Them Down: Victory Point Count"
31:17 Demo: "Talking Them Down: Victory Point Accumulation"
35:08 Demo: "Defending Yourself: Victory Point Retention"
39:20 Demo: Alternative Engagement
41:39 Concluding Thoughts
42:37 Outro

[@Mazryik]

Ah yes, my favorite Pathfinder iconic, Terezi Pyrope

[@lewisdillingham4356]

Thanks for the video! The social actions have always confused me somewhat so it was great to see them in an example scenario!
I'd love to see a video on the Research subsystem! I plan on creating something for the Library level of AV so seeing an example in action would be super useful!

[@Mazryik]

Very good walk though, I like comparing and contrasting the different ways to run social encounters

[@lexchxn]

I try to be thorough, but there are just so many potential situations in a TTRPG that it's an uphill battle- I can only hope providing a few written examples is enough of a launch-off point to provoke others' imaginations in the same way seeing an awesome monster or beautiful vista can for me.

[@SigurdBraathen]

You made an impression on me, my friend! =)

[@RexfelisLXIX]

Used a lot in Kingmaker.

[@brianlane723]

I love seeing the subsystems getting attention.
If you're interested in third party products I published a subsystem for town elections. Happy to send a copy if you like.

[@lexchxn]

I love third party products! I think promoting and using them is important to any thriving TTRPG.
Would you be opposed to the possibility of me creating a video on it?

[@sjwarhammer4039]

What did you use to generate the Angry Mob DC and post it to chat?

[@lexchxn]

Foundry has an included macro called "Generate Check Prompt"- go to the Compendium Packs tab and type that in, you should find it right away. Its icon looks like a d20.

[@sjwarhammer4039]

@@lexchxn Thank you!