Rolling vs Doing

This old post on Trollsmyth is in the back of my mind whenever I work on social conflict mechanics for Regency/Gothic.  In my own games with Robin, we barely ever roll the dice -- especially not during social interaction -- but I strongly feel that a game without much physical combat needs rolls for social combat.  Man, the GM section of Regency/Gothic is going to be full of conflicting suggestions...

Trollsmyth: Supporting Not Replacing