I think it is Feedback. There was no way around (maybe scum saving) around the encounter once you get near ... unless you reload reload reload so many times you know what some of the people in this thread are suggesting.
I just want the developers to get "FEEDBACK" on an encounter that, if you fail the checks, have dramatic consequences.
I've had this dialog exactly one time. In the other 4 games I've started, I can see what they're trying to rescue, and shoot it. Problem solved, no "save scumming", no exploits, and no rolls against a creature I should almost certainly autofail against due to level differences. All fishermen alive as well.
