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Originally Posted by whswhs
No, it's not. Approachability specifies that you can't use it to single one person out of a tight-knit small group, as they will all have the same reaction. Cutting Out bypasses this limit, letting you single out one particular person as the one who can be detached from the group—the teacher calling on one student, the sergeant glaring at one recruit, the flirt catching the eye of one potential target. This is a harder task and is done at -4.
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Ok, I think I understand that section better now. The unmodified Per-based roll would be used for large groups, where it's a "target rich" environment, and Cutting Out would be used when there's a small group where you would like to be able to select the person easiest to influence, correct?
Are there any guidelines for deciding when a group should be labeled small or large?
Additionally, in the Influence Skills section, it mentions the GM including a negative modifier for inappropriate Influence skill usage. For a character with multiple Influence skills, would making a similar Per-based skill roll help the character to decide which skill would be most well-received by in a certain situation, or would this be covered better by the mechanics in the Motivation section?