Deception

Alter Prejudice
Skill Ability
Standard Action [1 moment]
Effect: You attempt to alter an NPC's perception of you, either claiming to belong to a particular Prejudice group or denouncing involvement with a particular group. Make a Deception check versus your opponent's Intuition. If you succeed, the target will treat you according to the new prejudice (or lack of prejudice) to which you have claimed association.
Special: If the prejudice involves distinguishable physical or visual characteristics (such as Race, particular garments, etc.), you must either be in disguise or be able to credibly explain your appearance.
Deception – Wisdom & Charisma
Social [Offensive]
"Lord Malestor wanted ta let you know he has taken ill, and he ain't going to make it to the ball, so he sent me in his place. Yeah I'm his page, what about it?!'"
——--Sanders Brekain, Professional Scoundrel

Deception consists of generating pity, begging, casting blame, and being underestimated. It is used to increases someone’s Doubt in your abilities (see Influence), to convince someone to assist your out of pity or cast blame for events on someone else (see Convince), and to alter how someone regards you on first appearance (i.e. alter the stereotype you apply to).

Note that Deception and lying are different things, and it requires no Deception check to tell a lie successfully. However, Deception is used to defend against Intuition checks that attempt to see through falsehoods (see Detect Deception).

Deception is aligned with Doubt and opposed by Trust and Fear.

Common Uses of the Deception Skill
  • Increase a creature's Doubt Disposition
  • Convince a creature to perform a task or help out of pity, fueled by their doubt.
Dispositions that Modify Deception Checks
Doubt+5 per Rank
Trust-5 per Rank
Fear-5 per Rank
Powers that Use Deception
Feats that Use Deception
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