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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 1365828" data-attributes="member: 3146">When I DM, my favorite response to either a failed sense motive roll or a sense motive attempt against the truth is "if this guy is lying, he's a very good liar." If the roll is 20+, that may be good enough to get a hunch about the character which can help in the "he's really telling the truth" scenarios. (If the roll is 20+ but not high enough to beat the bluff, I think that would be enough for a vague feeling that everything isn't on the up and up even though the NPC seemed to believe everything he was saying.WRT the specific question of buying the sword, I think the player still has the option of not buying the sword. It would be one of those this is a great deal and everything seems to add up but I'm sure there must be a catch I didn't see so I'll risk missing out on a great opportunity rather than risk getting taken by the shopkeeper. If the PC had made the sense motive rolls, he would know that he's not really missing out on a great opportunity.</blockquote>