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Typically used with: '''Persuasion'''.
 
Typically used with: '''Persuasion'''.
  
In short: lie. Apart from the [[Thievery]] skill, Bluff is the only thing that can help you weasel out of a situation. Used to mislead or deceive other characters for many purposes including passage ("I'm the emperor, you fool!  Let me pass!"), false innocence ("It was like that when I got here"), or boasting ("So I'm dating the princess").  You can use Bluff to [[Feint]] in combat (see the combat chapter) or to disguise the contents of a conversation from nearby listeners.
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In short: lie. Characters with ranks in the Bluff Skill are fake as hell. They weasel their way out of trouble with baldfaced deceptions. Most people exhibit physiological responses when they lie, so part of a good Bluff check represents your ability to suppress these signals. If you want to win at cards, stay out of prison, or run for public office, you have to lie like a rug.
  
{{section|Difficulty|Bluff checks have no set difficulty, as they're always opposed by a Discern check, however, completely outrageous fibs should allow the character or NPC discerning a bonus to the Discern check.}}
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A Bluff check can be used to look another character in the eyes and lie to their face. Anybody can try to fib, but a solid Bluff check makes it believable. Bluff can be used to mislead others for many purposes including passage ("I'm the emperor, you fool! Let me pass!"), false innocence ("It was like that when I got here"), or boasting ("I'm dating the prince").
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Tell your lie and make a Bluff check. The creature to whom you tell this lie makes a [[Discern]] check. If their result meets or exceeds yours, they don't believe you. If your result is highest, they buy it hook, line, and sinker. While you can't retry a failed Bluff check (fool me once…), you can try a different Bluff on the same subject (fool me twice…).
| It's a stretch. (Saying to a police officer "I realize it's illegal, but I was just holding it for that old man over there.")
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You can lie with your attacks just as well as you can with your words. See the "Feinting" entry in the ''Tactics'' section of ''Chapter 10: Combat''. If a character is difficult to hit due to an impressive Evasion Roll, you can make a Bluff check to create an opening in their defense. This takes as much AP as using the weapon normally does. The defender makes a Discern check. If your result is highest, the difference between the results can be added to your next [[Attack Roll]].
| Unbelievable. (Telling the bartender "Oh, my tab? I already paid it.")
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You can use this Skill to force a creature to lose focus and look away, for instance by pointing adamantly and shrieking "what the hell is ''that''?!" Make a Bluff check opposed by their Discern check. If your result is highest, they look off toward the nonexistent distraction. This presents an opening for [[Stealth]] or [[Thievery]] checks while their attention is drawn away. If their roll is a [[Critical Failure]], they gain the ''wide-eyed'' condition for one round.
| Inconceivable. ("I did not have sexual relations with that woman.")
 
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| Absurdly preposterous. (Saying "I'm the sheriff around these parts" to the sheriff around those parts)
 
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{{section|Opposed Rolls|Bluff checks are opposed by a [[Discern]] check.}}
 
{{section|Retry|Bluff attempts cannot be retried without spending a [[fate point]] (fool me once…); however, the character can try a different Bluff on the same subject (fool me twice…).}}
 
  
 
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[[Category:Skills]]

Revision as of 15:04, 7 July 2019

Typically used with: Persuasion.

In short: lie. Characters with ranks in the Bluff Skill are fake as hell. They weasel their way out of trouble with baldfaced deceptions. Most people exhibit physiological responses when they lie, so part of a good Bluff check represents your ability to suppress these signals. If you want to win at cards, stay out of prison, or run for public office, you have to lie like a rug.

Deceiving

A Bluff check can be used to look another character in the eyes and lie to their face. Anybody can try to fib, but a solid Bluff check makes it believable. Bluff can be used to mislead others for many purposes including passage ("I'm the emperor, you fool! Let me pass!"), false innocence ("It was like that when I got here"), or boasting ("I'm dating the prince").

Tell your lie and make a Bluff check. The creature to whom you tell this lie makes a Discern check. If their result meets or exceeds yours, they don't believe you. If your result is highest, they buy it hook, line, and sinker. While you can't retry a failed Bluff check (fool me once…), you can try a different Bluff on the same subject (fool me twice…).

Feinting

You can lie with your attacks just as well as you can with your words. See the "Feinting" entry in the Tactics section of Chapter 10: Combat. If a character is difficult to hit due to an impressive Evasion Roll, you can make a Bluff check to create an opening in their defense. This takes as much AP as using the weapon normally does. The defender makes a Discern check. If your result is highest, the difference between the results can be added to your next Attack Roll.

Distracting

You can use this Skill to force a creature to lose focus and look away, for instance by pointing adamantly and shrieking "what the hell is that?!" Make a Bluff check opposed by their Discern check. If your result is highest, they look off toward the nonexistent distraction. This presents an opening for Stealth or Thievery checks while their attention is drawn away. If their roll is a Critical Failure, they gain the wide-eyed condition for one round.