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Description and lore
A perceptive speaker might pay as much attention to a pause as to a polished answer.
A room's tension often has a visible shape: a tightened hand, a glance, an unfinished sentence.
Understanding begins with allowing another person to show what matters to them.
At a glance
A perceptive speaker might pay as much attention to a pause as to a polished answer.
Techniques and Spells · Alpha v44 reference
Requires:
Social Specialist
Effect: In a conversation after at least one exchange, spend a bonus action and roll Perception against one participant's Presence. On a success, learn one immediate concern, desire, or objection that the participant has expressed or visibly signaled. This does not reveal hidden thoughts or compel disclosure. Once per conversation unless circumstances materially change.
The speaker notices the guest's hand tighten around an untouched cup.