Rules Update - Truth Detection Abilities & Defenses against them
- Tim P

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Additionally, how would Disordered Mind work in the same situation? Is it distinguishable from the use of willpower?
Disordered Mind
1 FP; Traits: Divine (Chaos), Caster
This prayer renders the caster immune to truth compelling skills, spells, or abilities for a duration of one hour. The caster cannot lie and escape detection, but merely is able to resist any compulsion to speak the truth, and can choose to remain silent.
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- Ekatarina McKraegar

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Templar Ekatarina Esmeralda Kisslinger McKregar, Prophet of the Kindred Oak
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- GJSchaller

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What exactly will someone using Torture, Torment, or Dread Surgery be able to tell happened when someone willpowers the use of those skills?
They will know when the person doesn't answer the question, yes...
Disordered Mind and Truth of they Gypsy still do what they say they do - nothing has changed with how they work. The addition of the Interrogation trait only affects Willpower.
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- GJSchaller

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So the Torturer would know it was a latent effect, versus a skill, that was the reason they did not answer the question.
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- Malyc

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As it stands, regardless of whether or not you use a willpower to defend against it, you know the statement made was a lie (or suspect such). In the case of willpower, you only know out of game, which can easily lead to metagaming.
Also, if the person using willpower makes up some outrageous and patently unbelievable answer, is the torturer forced to believe that lie? The wording implies that he must since he believes that his truth telling ability was successful.
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