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<blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 9547745" data-attributes="member: 90374">Right, I think the lack of context is making it a bit difficult. Im not suggesting the deceptive NPC says, &quot;that lava is actually water, take a swim!&quot; and the PC(s) must swim in it. Maybe, the NPC deceiver gets a little more tricky with it and says, &quot;the lava is actually a magical illusion and isnt real.&quot; Again, im not saying the PC(s) must dive in, though id expect them to be curious and suspicious of the claim. Maybe the NPC is right and testing out the theory with a stick or something investigatory is in order.&nbsp; This is all just theory talking here though, my NPC deceptions are usually a bit more involved then this. Usually its giving the PCs a piece of info they have no reason to doubt. They might go in the wrong direction, or act on a faulty notion. Sometimes the deception is a simple distraction. In any event, I do expect a player to suss out the truth or act in some fashion around the context of the deception.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="payn, post: 9547745, member: 90374"] Right, I think the lack of context is making it a bit difficult. Im not suggesting the deceptive NPC says, "that lava is actually water, take a swim!" and the PC(s) [I]must[/I] swim in it. Maybe, the NPC deceiver gets a little more tricky with it and says, "the lava is actually a magical illusion and isnt real." Again, im not saying the PC(s) [I]must[/I] dive in, though id expect them to be curious and suspicious of the claim. Maybe the NPC is right and testing out the theory with a stick or something investigatory is in order. This is all just theory talking here though, my NPC deceptions are usually a bit more involved then this. Usually its giving the PCs a piece of info they have no reason to doubt. They might go in the wrong direction, or act on a faulty notion. Sometimes the deception is a simple distraction. In any event, I do expect a player to suss out the truth or act in some fashion around the context of the deception. [/QUOTE]

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