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

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Originally Posted by NineDaysDead

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.

As I said, if you want to houserule it, I don't see any obvious harm in it.

On the other hand—since when is Empathy a skill? My understanding is that you need to pick out one of the existing skills; so, for example, you might roll vs. Per-based Sex Appeal or Per-based Merchant.

Bill Stoddard