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Apr-11-2004 08:38

i used judge of... skill and saw some1 is better to b tough with. by mistake i clicked on sweet talking. the suspect did answer me.
so, my question is how exact is this skill? could it tell me to use something and be wrong, or even misleading? or is it that with tough i had more chance, but charm may work as well?

Apr-11-2004 09:57

Every suspect is either more susceptable to Sweet Talking/Rule Bending or to Interrogation/Intimidation. Either one always has a chance of success, modified by your equipment and whether you have the intermediate or advanced levels of the skill. Right now, there is usually a 10-20% chance difference between the two.

Chance of success also modifes the chance that the suspect/actor will answer more than one additional question, in the event that the skill test succeeds.

Apr-11-2004 11:31

Does your archetype matter at all in increasing chances?

Apr-13-2004 03:10

So does judge of character take into account my equipment and skills?
Or is it just an indication of the witness/suspect's inclination?
For example if I have equipment and skills that increase my charm, when judge of character tells me to go with toughness, has it taken everything into account?

Apr-13-2004 06:51

No, it just indicates base chance. It would make sense for me to change that.

Apr-13-2004 09:32

I don't know if that should be changed though, because it would be good to be able to go and change to charm equipment for someone who is more easily charmed.

Apr-13-2004 09:57

Yeah, changing the Judge of Character skill wouldn't effect the modifiers from equipment, just give you a better idea of how your skills + the base vulnerability + equipment modifiers pan out between the two routes (tough or charming).

Apr-13-2004 21:45

Sorry, what I mean is:

The way it's set up now, say I'm wearing tough equipment. But the person's more easily charmed. I find that out and can switch to charming equipment and have a much more awesome effect.

If it's changed, it might say the person's more easily interrogated -- not letting me figure out that I should switch to charming equipment.

Apr-14-2004 09:08

I see your point.

Although, it still could be misleading, because it might say their base vulnerability to charm skills is higher (less resistant), but depending on your available skills and equipment, there might be no circumstances where your detective could be more effective using the charm skill than if they just used a toughness skill.

I think I'll change it to be more explicit. Maybe add some parenthesis spelling out the numbers.

Apr-27-2004 03:03

So, does judge of character still indicate base chance? or does it now take into account equipment and skills?
I'm asking because I am on the charm side, and it seems I'm not benefiting much from using judge of character. I find I'm doing better if I just go for sweet talking every time.

Apr-27-2004 08:06

Still just base chance. Meaning Judge of Character is really only useful if you have the same level of skill in the two appropriate skills.

For instance, if you have both Intermediate Sweet Talking and Intermediate Interrogation, and you equipment isn't too out of balance towards either Charm or Toughess, then Judge of Character can be quite helpful.

But, if you have Advanced Sweet Talking and only the first level of interrogation, you are probably better off going with Sweet Talking every time.

I want to change that so Judge of Character give more useful feedback, but that change is probably stil a couple of weeks away.