Make an Impression

You attempt to improve your standing with a non-player character through charm, shared interests, a display of competence, or by adopting a persona they find appealing. Roll+CHA to navigate the interaction. You gain favour if you have done a favour for the target or possess a high reputation. You suffer slight if you have previously offended them or are of a rival faction.

• Complete Success: You leave an unforgettable impression. You gain one temporary level of Affinity with the target. In addition, choose one Good Thing from the list below.
• Success: The interaction goes well. You gain one temporary level of Affinity with the target.
• Partial Success: You win them over, but it feels transactional or forced. You gain one temporary level of Affinity, but you must choose one Bad Thing from the list below.
• Failure: The conversation is polite but unremarkable. Your Affinity remains unchanged.
• Complete Failure: You have made a fool of yourself or genuinely offended the target. You lose one level of Affinity with them.

• The target introduces you to another NPC, granting you favour on your first Roll with them.
• The target shares a valuable piece of gossip or a secret lead.
• The Affinity gained becomes permanent rather than temporary.

• The target expects a social commitment (a dinner, a meeting) that may interfere with your plans.
• You accidentally alienated someone else nearby while focusing on the target.
• The target develops an obsessive interest in you that might become inconvenient.
• If you lost Affinity, that Affinity loss is permanent rather than temporary.