#intimidation checks

[yourplayersaidwhat]

Context: I play what is effectively a Fighter who is a Lesser Eldritch entity (seriously emphasis on the Lesser my DM and I went at lengths to make this work and not be bullshit overpowered or stupid) that hunts Spirits and Ghosts. Recently they found themselves on the wrong end of the law (espionage is not a crime I swear) and a Guardsman archer was shooting downhill, prompting the following:

Archer: Fires off first shot that misses.

Me: I'm gonna move behind another try while projecting my voice throughout the woods and say, "1."

DM: Okay, I'll say they get disadvantage on the next shot because they got thrown off by what, to them, sounded like a loud but source-less voice and they don't know exactly where you went, but they know you moved.

Me: Okay, now centering my voice I mesh it together with a bunch of whispers and say, "Where did he go? Where did it go? Where did they go? I lost it." And then peek my head out from behind the tree with my glowing red eyes and stare at them.

DM: You know what, f### you and your analogue horror, roll intimidation with advantage because I hate you.

[phantomdoofer]

>:3 *Standing here menacingly*

(Aldo) Hmph. Nice try kid.

Intimidation Check : Failure

(Tony) GAH! What?? I wasn't-a doing anything!!

Intimidation Check: CRITICAL SUCCESS

(Baby Tony) "WAAAAAAH" (Baby is now startled)

Intimidation Check: Baby

[sellmethisdog]

fancy ‘dark flames’ robe for fancy dark elf boi

[hackmydungeon]

Animal Ferocity for Intimidation?

Most of the time, predators in 5e such as big cats, Apes, bears, and wolves don't have intimidation skills. But in real life, these kind of animals have an instinctive nature to intimidate intruders or to ward other creatures to back off. I'm considering a table rule: predators get an innate bonus to intimidation checks. This would be to mainly bypass most creature's low CHA, and play more off of the threatening nature of the beast itself. For most cases a +3 to intimidation, but larger or more "legendary" predators would get closer to +5 - +8. Or, sometimes the creature would instead use it's strength modifier, or even roll with advantage if one or more sizes larger. What are your thoughts on this? @somethingdnd @dndwizards

[yourplayersaidwhat]

Paladin: Uh...by the power of Helm, I command thee, foul devil-spawn, stuff off back to thine own dimension and leave us alone!

DM: Intimidation check?

Paladin: That's a seven all up.

Ranger: Mm, you lost a couple points for "stuff off".

[yourplayersaidwhat]

Me: I feel like i could intimidate a skeleton 

My DM: Alright, go for it!

Me to the skeleton: I’m gonna make you wish you had flesh

[yourplayersaidwhat]

Context: My party went into a haunted shop to find clues for our quest, and I play an Infernal Genie Warlock Tabaxi.

DM: Suddenly, a book drop to the floor. Do you pick it up?

Me: I do— NO! Fuck, wait! Can't be too careful if it's curse.

DM: Do you have mage hand?

Me: I do.

DM: You mage hand the book... and the book suddenly opens on its and own and flap its pages like wings. All the other books began slip out of the shelves and fly as well. You know these are common pest known as Flying Books. And they will start you attack, what do you do?

Me: I grab the book in my mage hand and cast Create Bonfire, then tell the books, "Come, I dare you."

DM, pulls hair in frustration: Roll an intimidation check... with advantange... goddamit

Me: Oh, and the book gets 8 Fire Damage btw.

DM: ... 16 damage, motherfu... All the books freeze in place, before slowly and surely go back to their shelf lile a scolded child.

[yourplayersaidwhat]

Ranger, a six-foot tiefling, balanced atop a cart and covered in blood with eyes flashing red and voice booming via Thaumaturgy: STAND. DOWN!

DM: Wow. Roll intimidation?

Ranger Player: Do I get a bonus for...all that?

DM: Oh, hell yes.