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<blockquote data-quote="Burnside" data-source="post: 8055186" data-attributes="member: 6910340"><p>I ask if I can recall hearing this name before. DM calls for a History (Intelligence) check. So whether I succeed or fail at that check, DM is going to rule that I DO recall the name and know who she is. Unbeknownst to me, what I am apparently actually doing is making an Intelligence (History) check to see if I succeed on a Charisma (Deception) check. Yeah, that sort of thing is going to annoy me. So much so that I would tend to shut down and avoid making any skill checks at all if I can help it, since the results are likely to be wholly unrelated to what I was trying to do. In this case, what if my character is a professional charlatan with expertise in Deception? I'm still going to drop my poker face while trying to remember a name?</p><p></p><p>Having said all that, yes, it's not a huge deal that the cat is out of the bag in this case. She's kind of a weirdo and numerous first-level spells and low-level abilities would blow her cover partially or completely. When I played, we had a warlock with Eldritch sight who detected within one minute of meeting her that she was magically disguised in some way, which quickly led to various proddings and inquiries until the full truth was out within 1-2 sessions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Burnside, post: 8055186, member: 6910340"] I ask if I can recall hearing this name before. DM calls for a History (Intelligence) check. So whether I succeed or fail at that check, DM is going to rule that I DO recall the name and know who she is. Unbeknownst to me, what I am apparently actually doing is making an Intelligence (History) check to see if I succeed on a Charisma (Deception) check. Yeah, that sort of thing is going to annoy me. So much so that I would tend to shut down and avoid making any skill checks at all if I can help it, since the results are likely to be wholly unrelated to what I was trying to do. In this case, what if my character is a professional charlatan with expertise in Deception? I'm still going to drop my poker face while trying to remember a name? Having said all that, yes, it's not a huge deal that the cat is out of the bag in this case. She's kind of a weirdo and numerous first-level spells and low-level abilities would blow her cover partially or completely. When I played, we had a warlock with Eldritch sight who detected within one minute of meeting her that she was magically disguised in some way, which quickly led to various proddings and inquiries until the full truth was out within 1-2 sessions. [/QUOTE]
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