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<blockquote data-quote="Brain" data-source="post: 2316599" data-attributes="member: 20995">I am the player in question who bluffed the guy.&nbsp; Interesting responses so far, and it sounds like a lot of you are open-minded enough where it might have worked in your game.some more details:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The &quot;merchant&quot; was a retired adventurer (fighter-type I think) who didn't have the ability to detect magic or identify.&nbsp; He had mentioned that he was thinking about his future and his retirement, thats what triggered me to come up with the &quot;potion of longevity&quot;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The bluffer in question was a deep halfling, and he went on to talk about how the potion came from the &quot;fountain of youth&quot; which is really located in the underdark (that's why the surfacers never found it etc.)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Also, used the fact that the guy had never heard of such a potion to my advantage, making the point that if he hadn't heard of it, it must be super rare and powerful </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The character in question is Neutral Evil (although he has undetectable alignment up almost all the time)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The party was about to leave the area for a different island, so I wasn't that concerned about retribution.&nbsp; (although after reading this thread maybe I should be&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":uhoh:" title="Paranoid&nbsp; &nbsp; :uhoh:" data-shortname=":uhoh:" />&nbsp; )</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The only actual claim that I made of the potions properties is that &quot;It can help you live longer&quot; so if the guy gets mad and finds us in the future, there can be more bluffing.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious&nbsp; &nbsp; :]" data-shortname=":]" /> </li>
</ul>So it wasn't just a roll to bluff the guy, I did a lot of roleplaying and made a fairly convincing argument for my case on the fly.&nbsp; I am pretty proud of it, I'm not usually the best at thinking fast like that and coming off completely smoothly.Also, I did identify the ring in question later on before wearing it, and it is the real deal.&nbsp; I'm hoping that the guy just drinks the potion before getting it identified and the problem goes away, or that he is &quot;saving&quot; the potion and hides it away somewhere.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brain, post: 2316599, member: 20995"] I am the player in question who bluffed the guy. Interesting responses so far, and it sounds like a lot of you are open-minded enough where it might have worked in your game. some more details: [list] [*]The "merchant" was a retired adventurer (fighter-type I think) who didn't have the ability to detect magic or identify. He had mentioned that he was thinking about his future and his retirement, thats what triggered me to come up with the "potion of longevity" [*]The bluffer in question was a deep halfling, and he went on to talk about how the potion came from the "fountain of youth" which is really located in the underdark (that's why the surfacers never found it etc.) [*]Also, used the fact that the guy had never heard of such a potion to my advantage, making the point that if he hadn't heard of it, it [I]must be super rare and powerful[/I] [*]The character in question is Neutral Evil (although he has undetectable alignment up almost all the time) [*]The party was about to leave the area for a different island, so I wasn't that concerned about retribution. (although after reading this thread maybe I should be :uhoh: ) [*]The only actual claim that I made of the potions properties is that "It can help you live longer" so if the guy gets mad and finds us in the future, there can be more bluffing. :] [/list] So it wasn't just a roll to bluff the guy, I did a lot of roleplaying and made a fairly convincing argument for my case on the fly. I am pretty proud of it, I'm not usually the best at thinking fast like that and coming off completely smoothly. Also, I did identify the ring in question later on before wearing it, and it is the real deal. I'm hoping that the guy just drinks the potion before getting it identified and the problem goes away, or that he is "saving" the potion and hides it away somewhere. [/QUOTE]

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