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.