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Originally Posted by johndallman
Oh, it's good, all right. It's just significantly more expensive than it was under 3e. If I had a character with Diplomacy-16 or better, I would look carefully at other options for getting improved reactions before going for this one.
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It's certainly expensive, but once you reach skill-18 (and my character did due to a combo of Empath Talent 4, OTJ training with memotropins, and eventually IQ 14), the [8] for two levels of Diplomacy is a reasonable thing to buy for +2 Reaction that applies most of the time. After all, it's easier to justify than e.g. buying two more levels of Charisma, and it's about as versatile (slightly less, though). It's also always with you, no matter which body you possess, unlike Voice or Appearance; even if you talk by text.