Hi there rule whizzes! I have an encounter where PCs must try and win over a group of NPCs who are currently on friendly terms and allies of another evil NPC (thanks to a Charm spell). Any advice on how I should handle this?
Would it be some form of an opposed skill check? Any advice would be appreciated. T
You could use the Social conflict rules from Ultimate Intrigue. Ultimately though they don't really have much chance if the evil npc is present with a charm since they can just do a cha check vs 15 to get them to do almost anything.
If he's not there, just use diplomacy as usual. Unless the villain poisoned the well against them the charmed people have no reason to treat them any differently. And if he did, it depends what he told them I suppose.
That being said, some people are pretty unreliable even when charmed. Some villain got charmed and the spell says it makes him treat them as his best friend. And while he wouldn't kill his best friend who's endangering his business, he would surreptitiously point adventurers who might kill his best friend in their direction. Point being, it depends a lot on the circumstances.
But yeah, if you want to make a whole thing of it, Social Conflict can work.
Thanks Icehawk! That helps :)