[Social Engineering] Can you use "Cutting Out" with Empathy?

[NineDaysDead]

Originally Posted by whswhs

I don't understand the meaning of "your Empathy is skill based."

Switching from an attribute roll to a hard skill roll is a 0% enhancement. See "Skills for Everyone" in Powers.

Example: Healing is based on IQ. If the GM requires skills to use psi powers, a psychic healer with Healing must roll against Healing (IQ/Hard) to use his ability – or at IQ-6 if untrained. In either case, his Healing Talent gives a bonus.

Originally Posted by whswhs

Other than that, by the RAW, the answer would be no, you can't, since Empathy is neither Per-based nor a skill,

It can be both Per-based and/or a skill:

Empathy (Based on Per +20%; Skill-Based +0%) [18] + Empathy (Per/Hard) Default Per-6


I'm not sure why it would need to be based on Per since empathy uses IQ when judging approachability.