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Interpersonal Skills

Skills from the interpersonal skill group are used to socially interact with other creatures and are particularly useful during negotiations. Aside from the Handle Animals skill, you can generally only use interpersonal skills when you attempt to influence creatures who have emotions and who can understand you.

Rewards for tests made with interpersonal skills typically include gaining an extra favor, item, or piece of information from the person or people you interact with.

Failure consequences for tests made with interpersonal skills include making the person you're interacting with angry, sad, embarrassed, offended, or otherwise upset or uncomfortable, which might cause them to ignore you, storm off, spread rumors about you, attack you, betray you, blackmail you, or otherwise attempt to harm you.

Interpersonal Skills Table

Skill Use
Brag Impress others with stories of your deeds
Empathize Relate to someone on a personal level
Flirt Attract romantic attention from someone
Gamble Make bets with others
Handle Animals Interact with animal wildlife that isn't sapient
Interrogate Obtain information from a creature withholding it
Intimidate Awe or scare a creature
Lead Inspire people to action
Lie Convince someone that a falsehood is true
Music Perform music vocally or with an instrument
Perform Engage in dance, oratory, acting, or some other physical performance
Persuade Convince someone to agree with you through use of your charms and grace
Read Person Read the emotions and body language of other creatures