Seeing through Lies
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Sentiment is the skill used to discern whether someone has lied to you, and each approach possesses a different means of doing this. However, remember that this is not the first defense a character has against being lied to—a character’s vigilance sets the TN of an opponent’s check to successfully lie to that character in the first place (see Checks to Resist Effects, on page 26). Therefore, most of the time, a character should not make a check to resist a lie with their Sentiment skill by default.
If the opponent’s check to tell the lie exceeds the character’s vigilance, it means that the character can’t tell that the person is lying offhand, but that doesn’t mean they’re obligated to believe that person, either—especially if they have reason to think there might be contradictory evidence somewhere. At this point, if the character still harbors suspicions, they can use an action (or even a downtime activity) performing a Sentiment check to find a crack in the lie, based on the approach used:
Recall Approach (Earth Ring): Lets you know whether the potential liar is behaving differently than in past encounters with you. This might reveal a nervous liar by one of their tells or suggest that they are
lying unwillingly. If someone tells an easily verifiable lie, the Earth approach to Recall might also be used to pull forth the correct information needed to disprove them, usually paired with the skill that pertains to the relevant body of knowledge.
Survey Approach (Water Ring): Lets you know whether someone has your best intentions at heart. This doesn’t reveal whether or not they’re lying, but it might give you a hint not to trust what they say either way.
Theorize Approach (Fire Ring): Lets you figure out whether someone neglected to mention something important. However, it’s less useful against direct lies.
Analyze Approach (Air Ring): Lets you know whether someone lied directly, but if they constructed their lie carefully enough, it might not help you get an answer.
Sense Approach (Void Ring): Lets you uncover what someone wants to accomplish with their words. This may help break through a lie, but it is almost always useful as part of the greater game of intrigue.
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Core Rulebook · Chapter 3: Skills › Scholar Skill Group › Scholar Skills › Theology · p. 154 p. 159
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Sentiment is the skill used to discern whether someone has lied to you, and each approach possesses a different means of doing this. However, remember that this is not the first defense a character has against being lied to—a character’s vigilance sets the TN of an opponent’s check to successfully lie to that character in the first place (see Checks to Resist Effects, on page 26). Therefore, most of the time, a character should not make a check to resist a lie with their Sentiment skill by default.
If the opponent’s check to tell the lie exceeds the character’s vigilance, it means that the character can’t tell that the person is lying offhand, but that doesn’t mean they’re obligated to believe that person, either—especially if they have reason to think there might be contradictory evidence somewhere. At this point, if the character still harbors suspicions, they can use an action (or even a downtime activity) performing a Sentiment check to find a crack in the lie, based on the approach used:
Recall Approach (Earth Ring): Lets you know whether the potential liar is behaving differently than in past encounters with you. This might reveal a nervous liar by one of their tells or suggest that they are
lying unwillingly. If someone tells an easily verifiable lie, the Earth approach to Recall might also be used to pull forth the correct information needed to disprove them, usually paired with the skill that pertains to the relevant body of knowledge.
Survey Approach (Water Ring): Lets you know whether someone has your best intentions at heart. This doesn’t reveal whether or not they’re lying, but it might give you a hint not to trust what they say either way.
Theorize Approach (Fire Ring): Lets you figure out whether someone neglected to mention something important. However, it’s less useful against direct lies.
Analyze Approach (Air Ring): Lets you know whether someone lied directly, but if they constructed their lie carefully enough, it might not help you get an answer.
Sense Approach (Void Ring): Lets you uncover what someone wants to accomplish with their words. This may help break through a lie, but it is almost always useful as part of the greater game of intrigue.