• Imperor 🎲🎮OP
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    -411 months ago

    @H1jAcK It’s a literally a meme and a joke.

    But sure, the PHB does say:

    Insight. Your Wisdom (Insight) check decides whether
    you can determine the true intentions of a creature, such
    as when searching out a lie or predicting someone’s
    next move. Doing so involves gleaning clues from body
    language, speech habits, and changes in mannerisms.

    To me this still isn’t the same as a lie detector, especially if they never met the character before. That twitch in the eye? Maybe they just got allergies.

    • Ready! Player 31
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      311 months ago

      Insight would help you determine if its allergies or lies. Yeah it’s not a lie detector but if you roll a 25 it should be doing basically the same thing.

      • @Idreamofcheesy
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        111 months ago

        I’ll never outright say if the NPC is lying, but yeah if the player rolls a 25, “something seems off about this guy.”

      • Imperor 🎲🎮OP
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        111 months ago

        @ReadyUser31 I mean, kind of, but the whole body language to identify liars thing is pretty much debunked by now.
        What’s a tell with someone might not be for someone else.

        I much prefer my party squirm under “You’re sure they’re not being entirely truthful.” over “Yeah, they’re lying.”