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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 7188163" data-attributes="member: 6787650">Agreed. It's quite difficult to set up this kind of situation, and a trained interrogator won't fall for it. That illustrates the point I was trying to make: skill still matters, and ambiguity still exists. You can't solve all of your truth-related problems by asking one simple yes-or-no question.That's a fascinating take on the subject. Senate filibuster meets judicial proceeding meets fifteen minutes of fame. Imagine someone committing a minor crime specifically so they can be placed in a Zone of Truth (cast by a widely-respected priest) and have an audience of fellow citizens when they spill the beans on corruption in the Church, or an orcish invasion from space, or something. You'd still have to persuade the crowd that you're not insane and not mistaken, but at least they're starting out predisposed to believe that you're telling the truth.You can also imagine someone trying the same thing for pettier reasons, e.g. to air a hated rival's dirty laundry in the most embarrassing way possible.</blockquote>