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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 7868284" data-attributes="member: 27957">Indeed, it's often less about the specific words as the tone and attitude you say them with. In the original example, you don't want to sound eager or uncaring about giving up &quot;all your gold&quot; to someone. You hem and haw, you wince at the thought of giving up that much wealth, you try to bargain for a smaller amount and then wilt under their glare and hurriedly raise your offer. All that? That's what Deception is. That's what sells the unspoken lie of omission.If you were trying to bargain honestly for a fair ransom, that would be Persuasion, as would trying to appeal to their conscience. Intimidation would come into play if you're playing the &quot;We have powerful friends, take the money and don't force us to escalate this&quot; card. But if you're Clever Jack trying to fool the gullible ogre with word play and misdirection? That's Deception, every time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 7868284, member: 27957"] Indeed, it's often less about the specific words as the tone and attitude you say them with. In the original example, you don't want to sound eager or uncaring about giving up "all your gold" to someone. You hem and haw, you wince at the thought of giving up that much wealth, you try to bargain for a smaller amount and then wilt under their glare and hurriedly raise your offer. All that? That's what Deception is. That's what sells the unspoken lie of omission. If you were trying to bargain honestly for a fair ransom, that would be Persuasion, as would trying to appeal to their conscience. Intimidation would come into play if you're playing the "We have powerful friends, take the money and don't force us to escalate this" card. But if you're Clever Jack trying to fool the gullible ogre with word play and misdirection? That's Deception, every time. [/QUOTE]

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