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 === Multiple Subjects ===
 The majority of the maneuvers are optimized for a single subject but this does not preclude them from functioning on multiple subjects at the same time.  Essentially for each subject beyond the first simply add 1 to the relevant resistance attribute for ALL of the subjects.  If the roll is against Grit and there are three subjects, all of them will add +2 to their grit when determining resolution.  When determining the bonus to any follow up rolls simply use the lowest (which could possibly be negative) for the next maneuver.  And of course any of the subjects who the PC yields less than 2 successes against can opt for an interrupt at any time.
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 '''Resolution'''<br/ >
 Negative successes on a Seduce roll result in a double penalty on any follow up maneuvers, and triple penalty for any further Seduce attempts.  0 or 1 simply result in no interest (Successes -2 penalty to further Seduce maneuvers), but otherwise have no effect on follow up maneuvers.  2 or more successes yields double successes bonus to any follow up Seduce, Influence, Impress, or Banter rolls, otherwise it yields a normal bonus to any other follow up maneuvers.  5 successes or more yields complete seduction, the active speaker can now undress the subject without protest.
 == Additional Social Systems ==

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 '''Resolution'''<br/ >
 The converse maneuver itself doesn’t accomplish anything beyond getting people’s attention (and adding bonuses to further rolls), it’s simply the ice breaker for the majority of social encounters.  Net successes from Converse serve as a bonus (or penalty) for the next maneuver performed by the active speaker.  ''Attempting any other maneuver as the start of a conversation with a subject inflicts a -2 penalty to that maneuver (this is sometimes necessary when time is short).''
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 '''Resolution'''<br/ >
 Negative successes on a Seduce roll result in a double penalty on any follow up maneuvers, and triple penalty for any further Seduce attempts.  0 or 1 simply result in no interest (Successes -2 penalty to further Seduce maneuvers), but otherwise have no effect on follow up maneuvers.  2 or more successes yields double successes bonus to any follow up Seduce, Influence, Impress, or Banter rolls, otherwise it yields a normal bonus to any other follow up maneuvers.  5 successes or more yields complete seduction, the active speaker can now undress the subject without protest.
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-=== Interrupt ===
-The interrupt maneuver is how a subject overtakes the initiative in the conversation.  It is not always explicitly available and it requires an opposed roll to succeed.
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-'''Mechanics'''<br/ >
-Interrupt only becomes available when the active speaker fails to generate 2 or more net successes on their maneuver.  When this happens the current subject has the option to attempt an interrupt.  The roll is Etiquette and the current speaker gets to also roll Etiquette (and gains bonuses or penalties based on the net successes of the previous roll).
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-'''Resolution'''<br/ >
-This is a straight opposed roll with the active speaker winning in a tie.  If the current subject wins the contest they are now the active speaker and carry over a bonus to their next maneuver equal to the net successes from the interrupt (just as with any other social maneuver).
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-=== Walk Away ===
-Sometimes a subject has heard enough but can’t get a word in edgewise (the active speaker continues to generate 2 or more successes each roll) and the only option is to just walk away.
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-'''Mechanics'''<br/ >
-To attempt a Walk Away requires an expenditure of a Willpower.  The subject rolls Awareness(Introspect): + Grit opposed by the active speaker’s Charisma with a bonus based on their last maneuver’s net successes.  There are a host of bonuses a active speaker can get to the Walk Away maneuver depending on the situation (like if they really have to pee).  A character can Walk away without a roll if they take a point of Fatigue instead of spending Will.
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-'''Resolution'''<br/ >
-The active speaker wins in a tie (and gets a bonus to their next maneuver equal to net successes).  Walk away can be attempted after any resolved maneuver as long as the subject has willpower to spend.
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-=== Insult ===
-If the subject just wants out of the conversation and is willing to sacrifice future interactions with the active speaker (and possibly suffer shame, guilt, and acrimony) then they can always resort to an insult.  For the maneuver to work the insult/slight has to be strong enough to convince the active speaker to shut up and willfully end the conversation themselves ... otherwise it may simply make them angry.
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-'''Mechanics'''<br/ >
-The subject first makes a free support roll of Etiquette which will provide a bonus to the Deceit roll.  The active speaker opposes the Insult with a simple Empathy roll that they can add their previously accumulate net successes to.  Roleplaying should play a large factor in any further bonuses/penalties.
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-'''Resolution'''<br/ >
-The active speaker wins in a tie (and gets a bonus to their next maneuver equal to net successes).  If the active speaker loses the conversation is over and the subject will receive 2x net successes as a penalty for future social encounters with them.  Insult can be attempted after any resolved maneuver.
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-=== Punch to the Face ===
-The last resort of the weak minded, or socially inept, sometimes it's the only option a character may have.  Like Walk away or Insult it can be used to end a social encounter regardless of successes the active speaker has accumulated.
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-'''Mechanics'''<br/ >
-The current net successes the active speaker has accumulated counts as a penalty to the subject’s initiative roll (the active speaker is controlling the conversation and has all the opportunity to note the rising agitation level of the subject who is about to resort to Punch to the Face).
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-'''Resolution'''<br/ >
-Roll for initiative.
 == Additional Social Systems ==

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 Characters typically roll Etiquette.  If more specific information is requested the roll can be made against other skills such as Streetwise(Read), Bureaucracy(any), or Empathy (Deception/Emotions).  These rolls get half again their successes (round up) to notice these specific circumstances, but only half successes (round down) to notice anything else.  The roll is made against the Blend of any targets of interest in the area.
-'''Resolution'''
+'''Resolution''' <br/ >
 Any subject whose final Blend value is lower than the roll will be “noted” as suspicious in some way (Watch cannot divine finer details other than the obvious).  There are significant environmental factors that can increase (or reduce) blend in a crowd.
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 === Read ===

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 The Watch maneuver is the most passive form of social information gathering available.  The active speaker isn’t looking for anything specific but instead is simply passing time and gathering information.
-'''Mechanics'''
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 Characters typically roll Etiquette.  If more specific information is requested the roll can be made against other skills such as Streetwise(Read), Bureaucracy(any), or Empathy (Deception/Emotions).  These rolls get half again their successes (round up) to notice these specific circumstances, but only half successes (round down) to notice anything else.  The roll is made against the Blend of any targets of interest in the area.

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 | Deceive || Action || Deceit || Awareness(Deceit): +Grit || Make the subject believe something untrue.
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-| Impress || Action || Charisma || Grit || Manipulate the subject into believing something is awesome.
+| Impress || Action || Charisma || Grit || Manipulate the subject into believing something is awesome (usually oneself).
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 | Intimidate || Action || Deceit or Strength || Grit || A base mechanism to get major bonuses to Interrogate or Negotiate maneuvers.

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-| Banter || Action || as Converse, Interrogate, or Read || Grit or Blend || Active Read, Passive interrogate, or further converse.
+| Banter || Action || as Converse, Interrogate, or Read || Grit or Blend || Active Read, Passive interrogate, or further Converse.
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 | Interrogate || Action || Deceit || Grit || Solicit information from a subject.

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 | Insult || Interrupt || Deceit || Grit || The impolite way to end a conversation.
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-| Punch to the Face || Interrupt ||
+| Punch to the Face || Interrupt || Unarmed || Agility || The violent way to end a conversation.
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 '''Resolution'''
 Roll for initiative.
 == Additional Social Systems ==

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 '''Resolution'''
-This is a straight opposed roll with the active speaker winning in a tie.  If the current subject wins the contest they are now the active speaker and carry over a bonus to their next maneuver equal to the net successes from the interrupt (just as with any other social maneuver)
+This is a straight opposed roll with the active speaker winning in a tie.  If the current subject wins the contest they are now the active speaker and carry over a bonus to their next maneuver equal to the net successes from the interrupt (just as with any other social maneuver).
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 '''Mechanics'''
-The subject rolls Deceit or Etiquette opposed by the active speaker’s Charisma with a bonus based on their last maneuver’s net successes.  There are a host of bonuses a active speaker can get to the Walk Away maneuver depending on the situation (like if they really have to pee).  A character can Walk away without a roll if they take a point of Fatigue instead of spending Will.
+The subject first makes a free support roll of Etiquette which will provide a bonus to the Deceit roll.  The active speaker opposes the Insult with a simple Empathy roll that they can add their previously accumulate net successes to.  Roleplaying should play a large factor in any further bonuses/penalties.
 '''Resolution'''
-The active speaker wins in a tie (and gets a bonus to their next maneuver equal to net successes).  Walk away can be attempted after any resolved maneuver as long as the subject has willpower to spend.
+The active speaker wins in a tie (and gets a bonus to their next maneuver equal to net successes).  If the active speaker loses the conversation is over and the subject will receive 2x net successes as a penalty for future social encounters with them.  Insult can be attempted after any resolved maneuver.
-Punch to the Face
+'''Mechanics'''
-Depending on the scenario Punch to the Face may be the alternative to Walk Away a subject opts for.  Like Walk away it can be used to end a social encounter regardless of successes the active speaker has accumulated.
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 Mechanics
 The current net successes the active speaker has accumulated counts as a penalty to the subject’s initiative roll (the active speaker is controlling the conversation and has all the opportunity to note the rising agitation level of the subject who is about to resort to Punch to the Face).
-Additional Encounter Systems
 Not all social encounters are resolved through an extended dialogue.  The following rules cover alternative scenarios as well as other skills/systems that can affect the variables of a social encounter.
-Building a Relationship
+=== Time Sensitive Maneuvers ===
 It is quite likely that extended social encounters can result in the foundation for a new Relationship that the PC can then invest Story Points into.  Depending on how significant the result of the encounter the GM and Player should consider working out the foundation for the Relationship which can then reflect on future interactions (through Relationship Disposition bonuses/penalties)
 Disguise and Acting
 Disguise and Acting are both very useful skills when it comes to Social Maneuvers.  Disguise can be used to modifying one’s Blend (in any direction) and Acting can be used to modify one’s disposition (more appropriately Acting can mitigate one’s Disposition).
 Oration
 Oration is a special kind of wide-audience Influence maneuver.  The player should break up the Oratory into several sections (minimum of 3), each for a separate point/goal as well as one for introduction and one for conclusion.  They then get to make a roll for each section of their Oration (roll is Oration against the crowd’s average Grit).  Carry over bonuses from each section to the next and assign specific bonuses/penalties to each section.  Base success is achieving 2 + number of sections.  Total success is 2 + (number of sections x2).  Upon success, oration … like … does stuff … man.
 Situational Modifiers
-More than any other type of encounter, social encounters are heavily dependant on their environment.  The difference between being in a Bar or being in a Prison or being in the Royal court can be staggering.  For this reason an in-depth and crunchy environment section will be forthcoming.  ;)
+=== Situational Modifiers ===