Canonical Path A Social scene-model — Tone · Disposition · Tension · Breakdown · Leverage. Sage-facing tool.
Setup
Standard: single NPC, single ask, one outcome. Council / Soiree / Trial ship in a follow-up build.
Lower = friendlier. The NPC's standing toward the party before the Ask.
Severity of what the party wants. Trivial / Amicable lower Disposition; Unrealistic / Unreasonable raise it.
Negotiation: gain something tangible. Esteem: gain a new ally / contact.
Each Tone gets one reaction from the 5-slot ladder (Deeply Responsive / Responsive / Nonplussed / Resentful / Deeply Resentful). No two Tones share a reaction.
Intelligence
0 Intel remaining
Add each PC. Five Tone axes per PC (signed): Artful / Brazen / Deferential / Dry / Hostile. Most PCs will have a few non-zero values; rest at 0.