Talk:Namer College
True Speaking (R-7)
This must be my first time reading this ritual properly and I can see why nobody bothers ranking it and hardly anyone learns it.
- Rank has no benefit except for BC so why bother ranking it which also makes the EM meaningless.
- You don't know if it works because the GM is supposed to roll and you don't know if they resist and are continuing with their lies. These constraints make it useless but are fairly easily solved by a DA which makes the constraints completely pointless.
I suggest a few changes as below for a shorter and simpler writeup that is more useful. Resistance is not needed as it doesn't compel speech or action. It simply creates an area where everyone knows nobody can lie, like having everyone in the conversation wear a Rune of Truth.
Thoughts, playtesting and feedback welcome. - Stephen (talk) 04:17, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
True Speaking (R-7) v2
Range: 10 feet + 1 per rank
Duration: 20 minutes + 10 per rank
Experience Multiple: 200
Base Chance: 40% + 3 / Rank
Cast Time: 10 minutes
Resist: None
Target: Volume
Effects: An insubstantial sphere of pale light forms with radius equal to the range of the ritual, all entities within are unable to knowingly lie.
Anyone who attempts to lie will know they are being affected and be unable to speak the words.
Intentional deceit through half-truths and ambiguity will catch in your throat, making your attempt at deception quite obvious.
The ritual does not inherently compel anyone to speak.
I feel that resist none is already very tough. While the resistance can certainly be checked on, its existence provides a time gate for someone with high resistances, making it so information extraction takes significant time, which this would remove.
Adding in the inability to tell technical truths that still hide information turn it into outright overkill for intel.
--Bernard (talk) 09:32, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
