Persuasion

Parley
Skill Ability
Standard Action [REC 10]
Prerequisites: Mental Rank 2, Persuasion Rank 2
Cost: 2 Resolve
Target: All creatures in opposing group (or the group leader)
Effect: Make a Persuasion check versus the target's Suspicion. If you succeed against all targets, you can pause combat long enough for a short social interaction. If you fail (or if the targets attack again after the social encounter), you cannot parley again with that group for this combat.
Special: If part of the opposing group is significantly isolated from the rest of the combat (around walls or over a considerable distance, GM discretion), you only have to target creatures in the isolated group. If an ally chooses to assist in the Parley, they also suffer the recovery time.
Persuasion – Intelligence & Wisdom
Social Skill [Offensive]
"Look, I know that you need this potion, but I understand that you're hard up. So I'll make you a deal. You can give me half now, then half later....plus interest."
——--Serk. Illegitimate Fence

Persuasion consists of discussion, bartering, logic, tact, and the making of agreements. It can be used to increase someone’s Trust in you (see Influence), convince them to help (see Convince), or get a temporary reprieve from combat to engage the opponent in a social encounter. Persuasion is aligned with Trust and opposed by Hate and Doubt.

Common Uses of the Persuasion Skill
  • Increase a creature's Trust Disposition
  • Convince a creature to perform a task or help, fueled by their trust.
  • Use Parley to pause combat temporarily for a social encounter
Dispositions that Modify Persuasion Checks
Trust+5 per Rank
Hate-5 per Rank
Doubt-5 per Rank
Powers that Use Persuasion
Feats that Use Persuasion
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