Social Tests

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Skill Tests

Character Roll Target Roll
Con + Charisma [Social] Con + Charisma [Social]
Etiquette + Charisma [Social] Perception + Charisma [Social]
Impersonation + Charisma [Social] Perception + Intuition [Mental]
Intimidation + Charisma [Social] Charisma + Willpower
Leadership + Charisma [Social] Leadership + Willpower [Social]
Negotiation + Charisma [Social] Negotiation + Charisma [Social]
Performance + Charisma [Social] Charisma + Willpower

Modifiers

General

General Modifiers Dice General Modifiers Dice
The NPC’s attitude toward the character is:
Friendly +2 Neutral +0
Suspicious -1 Prejudiced -2
Hostile -3 Enemy -4
Character’s desired result is:
Advantageous to NPC +1 Of no value to NPC +0
Annoying to NPC -1 Harmful to NPC -3
Disastrous to NPC -4 Control Thoughts/Emotions spell cast on -1 per hit
Character has (known) street reputation + (Street Cred, see p. 372) Subject has (known) street reputation - (Street Cred, see p. 372)
Subject has “ace in the hole” +2 (target roll) Subject has romantic attraction to character +2
Character is intoxicated -1 (either roll)

Con

Con Modifiers Dice Con Modifiers Dice
Character has plausible-seeming evidence +1 or +2 Subject is distracted +1
Subject has time to evaluate situation -1

Etiquette

Etiquette Modifiers Dice Etiquette Modifiers Dice
Character is wearing the wrong attire or doesn’t have the right look -2 Character is obviously nervous, agitated, or frenzied -2
Subject is distracted -1 (target roll)

Intimidation

Intimidation Modifiers Dice Intimidation Modifiers Dice
Character is physically imposing +1 to +3 Subject is physically imposing -1 to -3
Characters outnumber the subject(s) +2 Subjects outnumber the character(s) -2
Character wielding weapon or obvious magic +2 Subject wielding weapon or obvious magic -2
Character is causing (or has caused) subject physical pain (torture) +2 Subject is oblivious to danger or doesn’t think character “would try something so stupid” +2 (target roll)

Leadership

Leadership Modifiers Dice Leadership Modifiers Dice
Character has superior rank +1 to +3 Subject has superior rank -1 to -3
Character is an obvious authority figure +1 Character not part of subject’s social strata -1 to -3
Subject is a fan or devoted to character +2

Negotiation

Negotiation Modifiers Dice Negotiation Modifiers Dice
Character lacks background knowledge of situation -2 (either roll) Character has blackmailed material or heavy bargaining chip +2 (either roll)