Acting

This is the ability to counterfeit
moods, emotions, and voices, and to lie
convincingly over a period of time. A
successful Acting roll lets you pretend
to feel something that you do not. The
GM may also require an Acting roll
whenever you try to fool someone, play
dead in combat, etc.
Impersonation is a special type of
acting. To impersonate someone, you
must first successfully disguise yourself
(see Disguise, p. 187) – unless your vic-
tims cannot see you!
Note that Acting is not the same
Fast-Talk (the art of the “quick con”) or
Performance (the skill of screen and
stage acting).
Modifiers: +1 for every point of IQ
you have over the person you are trying
to fool (or the smartest one in the
group), or -1 for every point of differ-
ence if your victim is smarter than you;
-3 for Low Empathy (p. 142); -1 to -4
for Shyness (p. 154); -5 for Truthfulness
(p. 159), but only if you are trying to
deceive someone. For impersonation
only: -5 if you are not well acquainted
with your subject; -5 if those you wish
to fool are acquaintances of the subject
(-10 for close acquaintances).