Persuasion (Action)

When you try to persuade a target of something meaningful, consider two axes:

• Consistency: Does the information jarringly contradict anything the target already believes?
• Is it immediately and obviously false based on currently observable data?
• Does it upset/disrupt their existing worldview, life context, history, or biases?
• Do they believe you would be likely to lie about this?
• Incentive: Does the target have an incentive proportionate to the scale of the claim to believe you?
• Is the target's life made easier (or prevented from getting worse) by believing you?
• Does the target like you?
• Do they believe you to be an authority on the topic?

If both are true, the target will believe you. If both are false, the target will never believe you. If only one is true, a Save is required.

Result	Effect
Crit (≥12)	Target wholly accepts your information and alters or synthesizes their worldview to adapt to it. This may cause a radical or unpredictable realignment.
Pass (8–11)	Target accepts your specific point, but works it into their existing worldview (i.e. as an exception or oddity) and will not strongly/openly espouse it or any downstream consequences.
Seven (7)	Target demands additional evidence (or action on your part) beyond what you've already provided. If not provided, see Failure.
Failure (3–6)	The target doesn't believe you. The GM rolls 1d6 for a Disbelief penalty.
Fumble (≤2)	The target doesn't believe you. The GM rolls 3 times on the Disbelief table.

If you suffer one or more Disbelief Penalties, the GM rolls secretly on the table below.

1d6	Disbelief Penalties
1	The target is Angered.
2	The target takes the most immediate possible action against you as retribution.
3	The target calls in all like-minded allies in a collective action against you.
4	The target will begin plotting to prove your assertion wrong.
5	The target no longer believes you're an authority on the topic.
6	No consequence, other than the target taking note of the incident.