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Old 05-20-2014, 01:57 PM   #12
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Default Re: [Basic] Skill of the week: Acting

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Originally Posted by johndallman View Post

The thing I forgot when writing up the first post: Does anyone actually use the modifiers to Acting for relative IQ? I never have, because I always forget them; they do seem rather fiddly.
When the roll is a Quick Contest of Acting vs. IQ, Per, Will, Body Language, Detect Lies, etc., I do not, as it seems like double-counting. When the roll is uncontested, I do, because it nicely emulates the fact that smarter people are harder to fool, which is inherent in the Quick Contest but lost otherwise.
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