Deception

Deception

Attribute	Charisma
Used	Rolled directly by the player
Feats	6
First choice	Level 2 (Novice)

Deception is a Charisma skill.

What it covers

Lie, bluff, disguise, impersonate, mislead.

Progression

Level	Unlock	Feat	Effect
2	Novice feat choice (pick one)	Confidently Wrong	Lying with overwhelming confidence makes the deception harder to see through: +2 to the declared Deception check, and the more brazen the lie the more it sells. NPCs who later discover the deception become hostile.
		Gaslighter	When denying things that actually happened, you can make a Deception check against the named target. Success makes the target doubt their own perception, applying Self-Doubt: they read people worse, taking -2 to Insight checks for a while.
		The Innocent	A convincing performance of wounded innocence (+1d4 to the declared Deception check) defuses an accusation: on a success a kind or guilt-prone accuser stands down, often ending up apologizing for the accusation. It does not work on guards or trained investigators.
3	Passive bonus	Dark resistance bonus
4	Mastery bonus	+1 to Deception rolls
6	Adept feat choice (pick one)	Seeds of Doubt	The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On failure, they gain Paranoid: they believe their ally may be working against them, second-guess everyone, and read others worse (-2 to Insight checks), and while Paranoid they will not willingly cooperate with the accused ally. If they resist, they recognize the manipulation and turn on you.
		Dead Man's Face	After studying a defeated humanoid, gain Stolen Identity BUFF for 4 hours: perfectly replicate their appearance and basic mannerisms but not their voice. Those who knew the original may eventually see through the disguise.
		Sympathetic Villain	Nearby enemies who can hear and understand you must make a Wisdom saving throw (DC 14) or become Hesitant briefly. For that beat they cannot bring themselves to strike you, though your allies enjoy no such mercy. Does not work on creatures immune to CHARM or too dim to understand sympathy.
7	Passive bonus	Dark resistance bonus
8	Mastery bonus	+1 to Deception rolls
10	Expert feat choice	Pool not yet released
11	Passive bonus	Poison resistance bonus
12	Mastery bonus	+1 to Deception rolls
14	Master feat choice	Pool not yet released
15	Passive bonus	Holy resistance bonus
16	Mastery bonus	+1 to Deception rolls
18	Legendary feat choice	Pool not yet released
20	Mythic feat choice	Pool not yet released