Fortune Telling
Name
Fortune Telling
Skill Attribute & Difficulty
Int - Average
Defaults
5+Int, Fast Talk-3, Occultism-3
Prerequisites
None
Description
This is the art of interviewing someone in order to learn more about their lifestyle and personality, and then using this information to make an “educated guess” about their future that you can pass off as supernatural divination. Suitable props – star charts, tea leaves, etc. – can enhance the illusion. Knowledge of traditional occult or religious beliefs (especially those of your subject) can also lend an air of legitimacy.
With the GM’s permission, you can sometimes use Fortune-Telling in place of Fast-Talk (by making predictions that guide the subject toward a particular course of action), or Interrogation or Psychology (by asking the subject leading questions under the pretense of telling their fortune). This is only possible if the subject believes you are a genuine fortune-teller and you take the time to do a full “reading” for them.
You must specialize in a particular mantic art.
Specializations
Available specialties include:
Astrology
Augury (interpretation of natural omens, such as flocks of birds)
Crystal Gazing
Dream Interpretation
Feng Shui
Palmistry
Tarot
This skill is not a paranormal talent, and the GM is under no obligation to supply you with hints of future events. You might wish to learn this skill if you have actual divinatory abilities, though, as it enables you to present your predictions in a culturally acceptable way. “I saw it in the stars” may be less likely to get you murderized than “I cast a spell”!
Modifiers
None
