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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nameless" data-source="post: 597563" data-attributes="member: 1543">This is also frequently an issue with sense motive. If someone is telling the truth, but it is either hard to believe or coming from an untrustworthy source, a sense motive check is probably in order. On one hand, high ranks in Sense Motive would likely be better at determining the truth. On the other hand, low Sense Motive is more likely to believe what is being told to them if it is a lie.The source is trying their best to sound plausible and is in fact being genuine. Likely a person with high bluff or diplomacy skill would be good at this kind of communication, as well.If it requires a successful roll on the part of the Motive Senser, then the bluffer/diplomat would prefer a low roll (And it is sensed that the speaker is telling the truth about what they say).If it requires a successful roll on the part of the bluffer/diplomat, then he would prefer to roll high and the senser to roll low (And 'trick' the senser into taking for truth what is, in fact, true).Innuendo has the same problem. A skilled Innuendo speaker would be able to make his message difficult to intercept while still being easy to recieve. He is trying to make a low DC for one target and a high DC for others. It makes sense thematically, but the rules fall short.</blockquote>