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{{TOC right}}Subterfuge is the art of deception. Characters possessing this Skill know how to lie convincingly, and they recognize when they're being lied to. Subterfuge is used when telling a convincing falsehood, hiding one's emotions or reactions, or trying to pick up on the same in others. The Skill is most often used to trick other people, but characters also learn it to avoid being tricked themselves.
* '''Possessed by:''' Actors, con artists, grifters, lawyers, politicians, teenagers
* '''Specialties:''' Con Jobs, Hiding Emotions, Lying, Misdirection, Spotting Lies

==Roll Results==
* '''Dramatic Failure:''' Your character utterly fails to conceal the truth from his subject. If he were any more transparent he'd be a window. No further Subterfuge efforts can work on that subject for the remainder of the scene.

* '''Failure:''' Your character's deception fails to convince his subject. If the Storyteller agrees, he can still try to lie his way out of the situation through [[Successive Attempts]]<ref>[[World of Darkness Sourcebook]], p. 132</ref>.

* '''Success:''' Your character pulls off the deception without a hitch.

* '''Exceptional Success:''' Not only does your character pull the wool over his subject's eyes, he wins the victim's trust and esteem.

===Disguise===
* '''Dice Pool:''' [[Wits]] + [[Subterfuge Skill]] + equipment (impersonator) versus [[Wits]] + [[Subterfuge Skill]] (subject)
* '''Action:''' [[Contested]]
If your character attempts to pass himself off as someone else, roll [[Pool::Wits]] + [[Pool::Subterfuge Skill|Subterfuge]] in a contested action against the individual whom he tries to deceive. The subject gets the same roll. If your character has supporting documents (passport, driver's license) that help reinforce the disguise, apply a +1 to +3 modifier depending on the quality of the documentation (see below). If the subject knows or is familiar with the person being impersonated, apply a -2 to -5 modifier to your roll (-2 if familiarity is passing, -5 if it's intimate).

If rolls achieve the same number of successes, re-roll.

'''Example:''' Stoe attempts to bluff his way into a corporate office posing as a police officer. Stoe's [[Wits]] is 4 and Subterfuge is 2. He has a fake badge and ID that look good enough to pass a cursory inspection, adding a +2 modifier to the roll. The secretary at the front desk has a [[Wits]] of 3 and a Subterfuge of 1. Stoe wins the roll handily with three successes to her one, and the secretary hurriedly ushers the "detective" into the vice president's office.

====Roll Results====
* '''Dramatic Failure:''' Your character's disguise is badly flawed. Not only does the deception fail but the disguise must be abandoned altogether before any other attempt can be made.
* '''Failure:''' Your character does not pass himself off as someone else.
* '''Success:''' Your character manages to pass himself off as someone else.
* '''Exceptional Success:''' Your character so thoroughly convinces his subject that she actively vouches for his assumed identity.
* Suggested Equipment: Fake ID (+1), hair dye (+1), professional makeup kit (+2), full set of fake credentials (driver's license, social security card) (+3) * Possible Penalties: Lack of tools (-3 to -5), lack of appropriate clothes (-2 to -4), rushed disguise (-2), no credentials (-1 to -3)

==Application==
* '''Required By:''' {{#ask: [[Prerequisite::{{PAGENAME}}]]}}
* '''Used By:''' {{#ask: [[Pool::{{PAGENAME}}]]}}

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