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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 412855" data-attributes="member: 172">Again, this is incorrect. Deception is possible without trust (in others.) I think you are limiting your model situation too much here. You might automatically assume anything I tell you is a lie. That does not mean you cannot be decieved. For example, an enemy may feign weakness. Say you are a head of a gang of abyssal demons, and you see that a power schism has caused a rival gang to be split in two because of infighting; you think this is a chance to strike. But is the whole thing a ruse? Did the enemy (who you never trusted) deliberately sacrifice a few lackeys to goad you into a hasty action? Or are you missing an opportunity for fearing too much?First off, if you don't have spies and lackeys that will do things you tell them, you will never get ahead in the first place, so if you are paralyzed by fear that a lackey will betray you, you might as well quit you aspirations as a demon lord right there.The typical way that demons stop lackeys from betraying them, I would imagine, is through fear and by making contingencies for the eventuality that one does betray you.Now the deception comes when you convince someone that you are cowed and you are not, or are vulnerable, and you are not, both of which are percfectly possible if you are not trusted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Psion, post: 412855, member: 172"] Again, this is incorrect. Deception is possible without trust (in others.) I think you are limiting your model situation too much here. You might automatically assume anything I tell you is a lie. That does not mean you cannot be decieved. For example, an enemy may feign weakness. Say you are a head of a gang of abyssal demons, and you see that a power schism has caused a rival gang to be split in two because of infighting; you think this is a chance to strike. But is the whole thing a ruse? Did the enemy (who you never trusted) deliberately sacrifice a few lackeys to goad you into a hasty action? Or are you missing an opportunity for fearing too much? First off, if you don't have spies and lackeys that will do things you tell them, you will never get ahead in the first place, so if you are paralyzed by fear that a lackey will betray you, you might as well quit you aspirations as a demon lord right there. The typical way that demons stop lackeys from betraying them, I would imagine, is through fear and by making contingencies for the eventuality that one does betray you. Now the deception comes when you convince someone that you are cowed and you are not, or are vulnerable, and you are not, both of which are percfectly possible if you are not trusted. [/QUOTE]

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