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Message: <blockquote data-quote="N'raac" data-source="post: 6684359" data-attributes="member: 6681948">One more comment:  let us assume a player distrusts an NPC.  He makes a Sense Motive check, and it fails.  Is he now required to trust the NPC, or is the player still permitted his distrust?  Does the answer differ depending on whether:(a)  the Sense Motive roll was secret and he does not know whether an opposing Bluff check was rolled or not;(b)  he got to see his Sense Motive roll, but not the Bluff check (or even whether one was rolled);(c)  both rolls were made in the open, with modifiers known, so the player knows absolutely whether his roll was a success?If he is not permitted his distrust, can a PC with a high Bluff skill effectively usurp control of any and all PCs lacking the Sense Motive bonus to resist him?</blockquote>