It's only in vain if you don't want his attention, and I think this of all situations needs some Jesus.
Since we got 10 successes due to empathy being a key ability, do we get anything extra?
"OK kids, Let's stick out brain in the trauma ocean again and see what nibbles!"
She might also notice us using the charm outright as well, or have such a high DC that we barely get anything from her.
I've been looking for a way around this, and there aren't any great options beyond what I assume will be a willpower or etiquette roll to avoid showing our thoughts in an environment where we can't just leave.
She wanted a book, but didn't want to stick her own neck out to get it. She talked friend of hers, a young ghoul who had not yet come into their power, into stealing it for her. The young ghoul got caught by her father and he, knowing that she was the mastermind behind it, decided that the best way to punish her was to murder her friend.
We know from the Jade dogs that not everyone with ghoul heritage is born with all of their supernatural attributes grown in. At least some of them live normal human lives until something wakes them up fully.
Etiquette+Manipulation. Presuming maximized dicepools and adjusted DCs, Molly could be screaming on inside and still look like she is having the time of her life.
Yes, but that sounds like an opposed roll if I ever heard one and Mab is likely to throw a LOT of dice at the problem.
Don't panic. A failed composure roll doesn't mean that your opponent automatically knows all of your secrets. Unless you fail by outrageous degree, they just see you squirm.
No, but she has the sort of social rolls that I wouldn't put it past her to be able to distinguish extremely nuanced flavors of squirming.
That's what maximized dice pools are for. Excellency + DC adjustment accounts for sixteen dice alone. Alchemy 3/4 grants another 4, and I am not sure if people remember, but you are allowed to spend a WP for +1 autosux. There is also some other stuff, but eh, we'll talk about that once it is actually time.
Indeed. This is a twisted, and deeply traumatized teen, who has a lot of issue from her upbringing. But still salvageable, that's for sure.
She probably also has difficulty adjusters. Ours are probably better (and yeah, definitely need CCC), but she still likely has more than dice adders.
Against a mortal I would be like sure. Against Mab I am deeply concerned that it isn't remotely enough to make it worth rolling the dice when success MAYBE gives us an edge that is absolutely extremely dangerous to employ and failure means making an extremely deadly and powerful enemy we cannot afford to consider killing.
Yeah, just don't expect too much of her on that front. Everything that was convenient, she used during our first meeting.
I am not sure. I don't think DF actually allows true ress?
Yeah, that's the angle I am more receptive toward. We have a pretty reasonable chance of winning the roll or at least gracefully losing, but what exactly sux actually gives us? How that is going to help?
I doubt she has difficulty adjusters those are a really big deal. And before anyone comes in about how Mab is a big deal she is generally known for power not effortless supernatural skill. She is skilled, but it's the kind of skill that comes from always having multiple overlapping plans. Not the sort where she takes it for granted that she can convince a mortal to sell their first born over the course of a single conversation.
Easy and convenient adjusters are a really big deal. Stacking -4 with two charms is a big deal. -1 or -2 with a great expenditure of resources and time or involvement of hired help, meanwhile, is pretty realistic.
Gods, thank you. That has been bothering me. Now I can vote for mirror-plate upgrade guilt-free, should we avoid getting 3 dots alchemy materials long enough.
