Empathy

5 or 15 points

You have a “feeling” for people.
When you first meet someone – or are
reunited after an absence – you may
ask the GM to roll against your IQ. He
will tell you what you “feel” about that
person. On a failed IQ roll, he will lie!
This talent is excellent for spotting
impostors, possession, etc., and for
determining the true loyalties of
NPCs. You can also use it to determine
whether someone is lying . . . not what
the truth is, but just whether they are
being truthful with you.
This advantage comes in two levels:
Sensitive: Your ability is not entire-
ly reliable; the IQ roll is at -3. You get
+1 to your Detect Lies and Fortune-
Telling skills, and to Psychology rolls
to analyze a subject you can converse
with. 5 points.
Empathy: Your ability works at full
IQ, and the bonus to Detect Lies,
Fortune-Telling, and Psychology is +3.
15 points.
This advantage works only on sapi-
ent (IQ 6+), natural beings. The equiv-
alent talents for animals, plants, and
supernatural entities are Animal
Empathy (p. 40), Plant Empathy
(p. 75), and Spirit Empathy (p. 88),
respectively.