Acceptance (sage ability) - Revision history

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-'''Acceptance''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status ability that enables the character to "fit in" among persons of different cultures and social class, and thus be "accepted" as one of them.  This assumes the character has entered the social realm of these persons, by attending a social event of some kind where meeting new persons is expected.  The character may have to obtaining an invitation by some other means or literally "crash the party."  This is up to the player.
+'''Acceptance''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study|study]] of [[Guile (sage study)|Guile]], that enables the character to "fit in" among persons of different cultures and social class, and thus be "accepted" as one of them.  This assumes the character has entered the social realm of these persons, by attending a social event of some kind where meeting new persons is expected.  The character may have to obtaining an invitation by some other means or literally "crash the party."  This is up to the player.
 The character is assumed to have the correct habits, manner of speaking and sufficient knowledge to fool the assemblage ... but some responsibility falls on '''the player''', who must role-play conservatively if the charade is to last.  Stupidly foolish questions, acting in a blatantly unsocial manner or failing to show respect for others will immediately end in the player's character being ostracised and black-balled from any future participation.

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 '''Acceptance''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status ability that enables the character to "fit in" among persons of different cultures and social class, and thus be "accepted" as one of them.  This assumes the character has entered the social realm of these persons, by attending a social event of some kind where meeting new persons is expected.  The character may have to obtaining an invitation by some other means or literally "crash the party."  This is up to the player.
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 Played politely, the ability will allow the player's character to approach leaders, officials and administrators, and to initiate a friendly relationship with these people — though it may be necessary to adopt a pseudonym, if the character also has a relationship with their enemies.  Due to this relationship, the character will be able to spy and obtain information.  Again, this will require some role-playing.
-As a guideline, the character is able to obtain meaningful information about the social event's organizers: their numbers, their agenda and their influence, through the conversational maneuvering that's assumed to have taken place through the social event.  The nature of the information is left to the DM, but what's learned is meant to be '''true''', so that the players will be able to act upon what they've learned in a practical way.  The player should expect to obtain some clues about how to subvert the organization, who its enemies are and who's nominally in charge.
+As a guideline, the character is able to obtain meaningful information about the social event's organizers: their numbers, their agenda and their influence, through the conversational maneuvering that's assumed to have taken place through the social event.  The nature of the information is left to the DM, but what's learned is meant to be '''true''', so that the players will be able to act upon what they've learned in a practical way.  The player should expect to obtain some clues about how to subvert the organisation, who its enemies are and who's nominally in charge.
 == Preparation ==
-The character must obtain suitable [[Clothing|clothing]], and possibly a servant capable of role-playing the part.  The character will also need a cover story, to explain his or her purpose for being there, background, commensurate wealth and other details.  This can be worked out with the DM in advance.  The player is expected, should role-playing occur, to maintain the story if questioned.  Failure to do so could mean dire consequences, as the player's character is exposed.  To enter a [[Cabal (organization)|cabal]] would require even more: evidence of the character's pedigree, proof of office and other matters that would need to be forged if they did not exist.
+The character must obtain suitable [[Clothing|clothing]], and possibly a servant capable of role-playing the part.  The character will also need a cover story, to explain his or her purpose for being there, background, commensurate wealth and other details.  This can be worked out with the DM in advance.  The player is expected, should role-playing occur, to maintain the story if questioned.  Failure to do so could mean dire consequences, as the player's character is exposed.  To enter a [[Cabal (organisation)|cabal]] would require even more: evidence of the character's pedigree, proof of office and other matters that would need to be forged if they did not exist.
 Therefore, while the ability is a free pass into the esteemed halls of power, some responsibility falls on the player to use the ability intelligently and carefully.

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 == Preparation ==
-The character must obtain suitable clothing, and possibly a servant capable of role-playing the part.  The character will also need a cover story, to explain his or her purpose for being there, background, commensurate wealth and other details.  This can be worked out with the DM in advance.  The player is expected, should role-playing occur, to maintain the story if questioned.  Failure to do so could mean dire consequences, as the player's character is exposed.  To enter a [[Cabal (organization)|cabal]] would require even more: evidence of the character's pedigree, proof of office and other matters that would need to be forged if they did not exist.
+The character must obtain suitable [[Clothing|clothing]], and possibly a servant capable of role-playing the part.  The character will also need a cover story, to explain his or her purpose for being there, background, commensurate wealth and other details.  This can be worked out with the DM in advance.  The player is expected, should role-playing occur, to maintain the story if questioned.  Failure to do so could mean dire consequences, as the player's character is exposed.  To enter a [[Cabal (organization)|cabal]] would require even more: evidence of the character's pedigree, proof of office and other matters that would need to be forged if they did not exist.
 Therefore, while the ability is a free pass into the esteemed halls of power, some responsibility falls on the player to use the ability intelligently and carefully.

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 == Preparation ==
-The character must obtain suitable clothing, and possibly a servant capable of role-playing the part.  The character will also need a cover story, to explain his or her purpose for being there, background, commensurate wealth and other details.  This can be worked out with the DM in advance.  The player is expected, should role-playing occur, to maintain the story if questioned.  Failure to do so could mean dire consequences, as the player's character is exposed.  To enter a cabal would require even more: evidence of the character's pedigree, proof of office and other matters that would need to be forged if they did not exist.
+The character must obtain suitable clothing, and possibly a servant capable of role-playing the part.  The character will also need a cover story, to explain his or her purpose for being there, background, commensurate wealth and other details.  This can be worked out with the DM in advance.  The player is expected, should role-playing occur, to maintain the story if questioned.  Failure to do so could mean dire consequences, as the player's character is exposed.  To enter a [[Cabal (organization)|cabal]] would require even more: evidence of the character's pedigree, proof of office and other matters that would need to be forged if they did not exist.
 Therefore, while the ability is a free pass into the esteemed halls of power, some responsibility falls on the player to use the ability intelligently and carefully.

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-This relationship may be initiated so long as the character is able to directly approach the person of influence, either by engaging them in a reasonable conversation (which can be lightly role-played) or through finding a place as some sort of servant or employee (and thus being in the same room for a time). The relationship cannot last longer than it takes to ask three questions or for the length of a day, whichever is accomplished first. After this time, the official will begin to doubt the presence of the character, asking that they depart or be removed.
+Provides the character with the skill necessary to walk among an organization of people and be accepted as one of them, so that their presence isn't questioned.  The ability will not grant the character with credentials (which would require role-playing), but it will be assumed that the character has told the necessary lies and provided the necessary shibboleth in order to obtain a minimal level of trust.  This will allow the character to approach leaders, officials and administrators in the group to initiate a relationship, and thus spy and obtain information.  Again, this will require some role-playing.
-Any question can be asked and will be answered, but it is probable that any distinctly obvious question that will later cause the official to reconsider the experience may lead to a search for the character no sooner than the day after the information was gotten. Therefore, it is suggested that characters be subtle in the questions they ask, to avoid such consequences.
+As a guideline, the character should be able to ask up to three simple questions of a given person within the organization, with the presumption that an hour or two has been spent maneuvering the individual into a conversational mood.  These questions must be worded carefully, and not be overt or especially telling, as this will arouse suspicions and start an investigation into the character's legitimacy.  Direct questions, such as, "Where do you keep the weapons?"; or questions that reveal the character's ignorance, such as, "How many members does the organization have?", when this would be known by any member — are especially telling.  As such, the questions should be indirect; and yes, this must be judged by the DM, as these sorts of conditions defy clear lines of demarcation.
 See [[Guile (sage study)|Guile]]

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	By means of this ability, either through charisma or by grovelling in such a manner as to seem harmless (even if the character has an absurdly low charisma), the character will be able to form a brief relationship with an official, administrator or person of authority, in order to obtain information.		By means of this ability, either through charisma or by grovelling in such a manner as to seem harmless (even if the character has an absurdly low charisma), the character will be able to form a brief relationship with an official, administrator or person of authority, in order to obtain information.

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