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A missed opportunity with Legerdemain

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Valn
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Mages Guild
Persuasive Will:
Allows you to persuade NPC's in conversation

Fighters Guild
Intimidating Presence:
Allows you to intimidate NPC's in conversation

.....yet we either have to pay or run when the guards catch us....why can't we persuade or intimidate them?
Pay Fine
Persuade: 10% chance (will increase depending on your Mages Guild Level)
Intimidate: 10% chance (will increase depending on your Fighters Guild Level)
Flee
  • HeroOfNone
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    You should still have to pay the bounty, however the persuade should help lower the bounty by half cost with a 10-30% success rate. Fighters Guild intimidate should give a 10% to 50% rate to make the gaurd go away with no bounty clearing, depending on the area and your level. Failure in both raises your bounty.
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  • AlnilamE
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    Considering how OP those guards are, I don't think they could be intimidated...

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  • Soulshine
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    Been discussing this in another thread - share ideas?
  • Merlin13KAGL
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    Guessing the guards in question have to pass the Jedi-mind-trick test before given a badge.

    It does seem a bit peculiar that there are no corrupt guards, willing to take a bribe for a lesser amount?
    Just because you don't like the way something is doesn't necessarily make it wrong...

    Earn it.

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    Probably has checkbox on Customer Service profile that say High Aggro, 99% immunity to BS
  • Soulshine
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    Merlin13KAGL wrote: »
    Guessing the guards in question have to pass the Jedi-mind-trick test before given a badge.

    It does seem a bit peculiar that there are no corrupt guards, willing to take a bribe for a lesser amount?

    Hehe. Now that would make things interesting.... recruit an NPC guard into your circle, receive a particular bonus.
  • Kaizxen
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    Hmmm...That's an intriguing idea.

    So RNG determines if a guard is corrupt when they catch you. Then, as part of the dialogue:

    If guard is corrupt:
    • [Persuade] Reach an Agreement option: 40% chance to pay bounty but you get to keep your stolen items
    • [Intimidate] Threaten option: 20% chance to pay no bounty and get to keep stolen items
    If persuade/intimidate fails, must pay bounty + bribe (bribe = % of bounty, maybe) to keep the guard quiet, but you get to keep stolen items.


    If guard is not corrupt:
    • [Persuade] I Was Framed option: 20% chance to pay no bounty but lose all stolen items
    • [Intimidate] Refuse Search option: 40% chance to pay bounty but keep all stolen items
    If persuade/intimidate fails, must pay bounty + fine (same % of bounty as bribe above) for trying to subvert a guard, and you lose all stolen items.

    That sounds like it'd make the guard interaction a lot more interesting.
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