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Originally Posted by Icelander
For the red parts, I'm not sure how a Per-based skill that receives Acute Vision bonuses can handle knowing and recognising regional accents.
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Originally Posted by Icelander
In any case, I'd not use a Per-based check with a bonus for Acute Vision for analysing speech patterns. At best, IQ-based Observation and more probably require a roll against Intelligence Analysis (with Linguistics as a Complementary Skill, if possessed) to get such detail.
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Why specifically Acute
Vision? Observation says to apply Acute
Senses as appropriate.
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Originally Posted by Icelander
As for spotting that he's wearing contact lenses, how on Earth do you spot an item hidden at Holdout +4, but not even allow a check to spot the printing of a handgun hidden at Holdout -2?
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Ahem, I can see people wearing contact lenses at a couple of yards while riding in the subway. Surely in better lighting one can see them too.