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<blockquote data-quote="Nyeshet" data-source="post: 3675857" data-attributes="member: 18363">Actually, no. I've long viewed 'Diplomacy' as another way of saying 'Negotiation' or 'Barter.' In effect you are conversing, offering debate, argument, and counter argument to shift the view of another, often with the aim of getting the other to do (or not do) something. In a formal situation is can even be akin to 'Ceremony,' as a high number of ranks suggests you know what to say, how to say it, and when to say it to gain the best advantage of the situation. Bluff grants a synergy check to Diplomacy because it can aid the various surprises, deceptions, etc occasionally used in Diplomacy. Or, at least, that is how I see the skill. Getting back on thread topic, so long as it is not a direct lie, a Paladin should be able to use Bluff, although I admit that limits him to deception by omission (such as the 'which king' example) and deception by implication (although, as already stated, the implication cannot lead towards the harming of an innocent).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nyeshet, post: 3675857, member: 18363"] Actually, no. I've long viewed 'Diplomacy' as another way of saying 'Negotiation' or 'Barter.' In effect you are conversing, offering debate, argument, and counter argument to shift the view of another, often with the aim of getting the other to do (or not do) something. In a formal situation is can even be akin to 'Ceremony,' as a high number of ranks suggests you know what to say, how to say it, and when to say it to gain the best advantage of the situation. Bluff grants a synergy check to Diplomacy because it can aid the various surprises, deceptions, etc occasionally used in Diplomacy. Or, at least, that is how I see the skill. Getting back on thread topic, so long as it is not a direct lie, a Paladin should be able to use Bluff, although I admit that limits him to deception by omission (such as the 'which king' example) and deception by implication (although, as already stated, the implication cannot lead towards the harming of an innocent). [/QUOTE]

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