Insight
Ability: Wisdom
Insight measures your ability to determine the true intentions of a creature, such as when searching out a lie or predicting someone's next move. It involves reading body language, speech habits, and changes in mannerisms.
Example Uses
- Discern a person's mood and intentions
- Determine if someone is lying
- Predict someone's likely course of action
- Read between the lines of what someone is saying
- Sense whether someone is under magical influence
When to Use Insight
The GM might call for a Wisdom (Insight) check when you attempt to:
- Determine whether someone is telling the truth
- Read the emotional state of another person
- Predict how someone will react to your words or actions
- Sense if someone is hiding something important
- Detect whether someone is acting under compulsion