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Apart from the [[Escape]] 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 a [[Sidhe]] princess.”) You can use Bluff to [[feint]] in combat (see the combat chapter) or to disguise the contents of a conversation from nearby listeners. | Apart from the [[Escape]] 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 a [[Sidhe]] princess.”) You can use Bluff to [[feint]] in combat (see the combat chapter) or to disguise the contents of a conversation from nearby listeners. | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 3 April 2010
Typically used with: Persuasion.
Apart from the Escape 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 a Sidhe princess.”) You can use Bluff to feint in combat (see the combat chapter) or to disguise the contents of a conversation from nearby listeners.
Difficulty
The difficulty for a Bluff check depends on the conditions of the deception — made up of the believability of the lie and the gullibility of the target.
| Example | DL |
|---|---|
| Saying “I’m the sheriff around these parts,” to a new face in town | 10 |
| Saying “I’m the sheriff around these parts,” to a not-so-new, very skeptical face in town | 20 |
| Saying “I’m the sheriff around these parts,” to a resident in town who has met the sheriff before | 30 |
| Saying “I’m the sheriff around these parts” to the sheriff around those parts | 40 |
Opposed Rolls
Bluff checks are opposed by a Discern check.
Retry
Bluff attempts cannot be retried without the expenditure of a fate point; however, the character can try a different bluff on the same subject.
