Insight
Interpreting another person’s motives and emotional signals.
Overview
Insight interprets behavior: tone, expression, body language, and patterns that suggest motives or feelings. It can help assess honesty or understand why someone acts as they do. It is an inference from available evidence, not automatic access to another person’s thoughts.
Using the ratings
The examples below are original illustrations of relative capability, not automatic successes or new Difficulty rules. The pool, opposition, equipment, and circumstances still matter.
Ratings
| Rating | Example of capability |
|---|---|
| 1 dot | Recognize an obvious attempt to impress. |
| 2 dots | Notice a concealed emotional response. |
| 3 dots | Interpret complicated interpersonal motives. |
| 4 dots | Detect subtle inconsistencies in a practiced account. |
| 5 dots | Form unusually perceptive judgments from limited cues. |
References
Entry information
Revision 2 · Published
Reference rules; not automatically enforced on character sheets.