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<blockquote data-quote="MaximusArael020" data-source="post: 7790546" data-attributes="member: 6923864">In the case discussed in the OP, I wouldn't use Passive Insight because, to me, this is a situation in which someone could be actively suspicious about what is going on (because there's a dead body in the alley behind a shop).&nbsp; Passive Insight might be for if a food dealer has poisoned your food and says &quot;Oh this hot dog is to die for.&quot;&nbsp; Passively, something might strike you as odd about that, but there's no reason to be actively suspicious.&nbsp; I would say having the PC say &quot;I make an insight check&quot; is fine.&nbsp; I know what they are attempting, because trying to determine if the PC is lying without an investigation is going to be a matter of body language, speech tones, etc.&nbsp; Is it really so bad that the PC say &quot;I make an insight check&quot; every time instead of &quot;I check his body language to see if he's lying&quot; every time?&nbsp; It's just shorthand.Now that doesn't go for some other checks, as if the PC says &quot;I make an athletics check&quot; I'll ask them specifically what they are attempting.&nbsp; In the case of an Insight Check, I just don't really think there's a lot of variation on what they are going to do.&nbsp; If they really explain to me, Sherlock style, what they are looking for, then maybe I'll give them a bonus or lower the DC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MaximusArael020, post: 7790546, member: 6923864"] In the case discussed in the OP, I wouldn't use Passive Insight because, to me, this is a situation in which someone could be actively suspicious about what is going on (because there's a dead body in the alley behind a shop). Passive Insight might be for if a food dealer has poisoned your food and says "Oh this hot dog is to die for." Passively, something might strike you as odd about that, but there's no reason to be actively suspicious. I would say having the PC say "I make an insight check" is fine. I know what they are attempting, because trying to determine if the PC is lying without an investigation is going to be a matter of body language, speech tones, etc. Is it really so bad that the PC say "I make an insight check" every time instead of "I check his body language to see if he's lying" every time? It's just shorthand. Now that doesn't go for some other checks, as if the PC says "I make an athletics check" I'll ask them specifically what they are attempting. In the case of an Insight Check, I just don't really think there's a lot of variation on what they are going to do. If they really explain to me, Sherlock style, what they are looking for, then maybe I'll give them a bonus or lower the DC. [/QUOTE]

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