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Old 12-08-2021, 01:21 PM   #13
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Default Re: [Basic]What skills for a long con or ...

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Originally Posted by Donny Brook View Post
I get Acting as elementary to doing the con. I'm trying to figure out what you need to devise/plan it. Psychology (Applied) seems kind of better, but I'm not totally convinced by that either.

Like think of the movie The Sting. Psychology tells you how Doyle Lonnegan would react to the machinations at various stages, but does it tell you what those machinations should be and how to implement them?
Okay, I getcha. I discussed this with Kromm, I think back when I was writing Social Engineering.

This is akin to running a dance troupe, or directing a movie, or setting up a staged fight, all of which use forms of Group Performance. But for activities outside an artistic context, especially those intended to put things over on people, the equivalent skill is Leadership. This is stated explicitly on p. 34 of Social Engineering: "Leadership for long cons and other real-world deceptions." And Leadership is one of the mandatory skills for the Long Con social art.
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