[DL] Lyin' (was New Agency Archetype)

["Matt Maybray" <reginald_q_bumbershoot@hotmail.com>]

First off, thanks for the input guys. Oh, and Bryce, loved the "too bad he's 
a Yankee comment"... :)

I've noticed the main point of contention is that said agent doesn't have 
the Bluff Aptitude, which you guys have sited he needs to lie convincingly. 
I disagree. There are several aptitudes which (I think) could be used to lie 
successfully. Let's say that Annie the gunslinger was trying to convince a 
fellow cowpoke that the bruises on her face were caused by zombies, when in 
actuality they were caused by her running into a door. Let's watch each 
example....

Bluff (straight poker face; eye contact made, body language says she's 
confident of what she saw): "I'm telling, you them walkin' dead pack a mean 
punch."

Persuasion (breathy voiced to member of opposite sex): "I''m telling you 
Joe, normally I'm a brave girl, but them zombies had me sooo scared. I'm 
glad I'm here safe... with you. You believe me, don't you?" (Bats eyes).

Overawe (body language threatening): "It was zombies. YOU GOT ME?!?"

Tale-Tellin: "Let me tell you friend; I knew somethin wasn't right in that 
cemetery from the get go. Perhaps it was the air was a might stale, or maybe 
the earth didn't seem as firm, but my senses were on fire. Then suddenly, 
like a round from a cannon, a hand burst out of the grave and tried to grab. 
Scared? Sure. But I stood my ground as I faced that creature fresh from it's 
trip across the Styx....."

Do you see where I'm getting at?

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