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Old 07-20-2021, 09:11 AM   #12
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Default Re: Technique: Cutting Out

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Originally Posted by awesomenessofme1 View Post
Isn't that just what Fortune-Telling, you know... is in GURPS? It's not supernatural at all. It can be used to supplement actual magical divination, but the skill itself is entirely about studying someone and making reasonable-sounding or manipulative "predictions". It defaults from Fast-Talk and is boosted by Empathy.
There are rules in GURPS Thaumatology: Chinese Elemental Powers for treating Fortune-Telling as a cinematic skill, comparable to Power Blow or Body Control. It has a variant of Blessed as a prerequisite, though you could substitute standard Blessed, or perhaps Oracle, Intuition, or other advantages.
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