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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 6127327" data-attributes="member: 1656">From the IC thread:We had a chat about this the other day - I think it's still backwards.It's not if someone trusts duBois that duBois can benefit from their assistance on his roll; it's if duBois trusts them.Let's take the extreme hypothetical examples, Aaron the fickle, backstabbing, evil assassin, whose allegiance shifts any time he senses advantage; and Bob the steadfast, principled, loyal (but savvy) Defender of the Right.Somehow, these two have wound up working a job together.Aaron has 3 points of Trust in Bob - he knows that Bob will absolutely be there if he's in trouble, that he will stick to his word, etc, etc.  Bob, however, has no points of Trust in Aaron.  He wouldn't believe Aaron if he said the sun was going to rise in the east, without confirmation from an independent source.In the course of the mission, they end up pinned down by bad guys behind some cover.  One of them needs to move to a flanking position to set up a crossfire.Scenario 1:"You go," Aaron says to Bob, slyly.  "I'll cover you.  It's okay, I Trust you!"Question 1: Is Bob reassured by that statement? Scenario 2:"You go," Bob says to Aaron, frankly.  "I'll cover you.  You Trust me, right?"Question 2: Is Aaron reassured by that statement?------My read of the rules indicates that Scenario 2 is how it works mechanically - Aaron has allocated three points of Trust in Bob, and Bob can spend Aaron's Trust in him to add to one of Aaron's rolls.Bob has no trust in Aaron, so even though Aaron trusts Bob completely, Aaron cannot spend any of Bob's Trust to assist Bob, because there isn't any to spend.-Hyp.</blockquote>

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