====== Convince Another of an Untruth ====== **Time Required**: 1 minute\\ **Skill**: Deception You can talk another being into believing a false statement. This is a Deception skill check vs. the target's passive Insight, with a modifier to your roll according to the table below. ^Condition ^ TN ^ |The lie is simple, well thought out, or very hard to fact check | +4 | |The lie is somewhat complex or not entirely believeable | +0 | |The lie is very complex or hard to believe | -4 | |The lie flies in the face of known facts | -8 | |The subject wants to believe the lie | +4 | |The subject has reason to be suspicious of the liar | -6 | |Per each failed Deception roll prior | -2† | †Cumulative penalty until the end of the current encounter. * **Success**: The mark buys your lie. * **Failure**: The mark is not convinced. As mentioned in the table, you suffer a -2 penalty to any further attempts on this action until the end of the encounter.