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====== SENSE MOTIVE ======
WIS

You can detect falsehoods and gain glimpses of the true intentions
of creatures with which you interact.

===== Detect Deception =====

You can use Sense Motive to determine whether something
just said to you was a deception or lie. At any time, if you
doubt something another creature is telling you, you can
request the GM to allow you to attempt a Sense Motive check
to determine whether it is deceiving you. Doing so in combat
is part of combat banter; otherwise, it’s a move action. Your
Sense Motive check is opposed by that creature’s Bluff check.

If you succeed, you realize that you are being deceived or
that a lie is being told, but not how it is untrue, nor does it
let you know the truth. If you fail (or if no deception or lie is
being made), you believe that the speaker doesn’t seem to be
deceiving you. Failing the check by 5 or more may mean (at the
GM’s discretion) you believe that a truthful statement contains
deceptions or that a lie or deception is a truthful statement.

=====Sense Motivation=====
You can use Sense Motive to determine the reasons someone is doing something specific. 

You must spend at least 1 minute interacting and conversing with the creature in addition to the time for diplomacy.

This can often be used to help in diplomacy, Reducing the DC of hostile creatures by 5, by promising to not do what they do not want you to do.


===== Discern Secret Message =====

If you overhear or otherwise intercept a secret message, you
can use Sense Motive to learn the gist of its true meaning. Doing
so in combat is part of combat banter. Your Sense Motive check
is opposed by a Bluff check attempted by the creature passing
the secret message. If you succeed, you learn the information
contained in the secret message. If you fail (or if there is no
secret message), you don’t detect any hidden meaning in the
message. If you fail the check by 5 or more, you might infer
false information, as determined by the GM. Often, the GM rolls
these checks in secret and informs you of the results.

===== Sense Mental Effect =====

You can use Sense Motive to ascertain whether another
creature within 30 feet is affected by a mental effect, even if
the creature is unaware of the effect. You must spend at least
1 minute interacting with the creature. The DC of this check is
typically 25, but it can be higher or lower based on how overt
the manifestation of the mental effect is, as determined by
the GM. 

Knowing that a creature is under a mental effect does
not automatically determine the nature of the mental effect,
though outward signs and the subtleties of behavioral change
may provide enough clues to attempt an Intelligence-based
skill check or an Intelligence check to determine the nature of
the mental effect, at the GM’s discretion.

=====Detect behavior code or leaning=====
Sense Motive can be used to try to determine a creatures true feelings about a topic or thing or to determine any codes of honor or similar that he has. This requires at least 10 minutes of discussion.

If the target is trying to hide them, The DC of this check is equal to either 5+your opponent’s total Diplomacy or bluff skill bonus, or 10 + 1.5 × the opponent’s CR.

If not trying to hide it is normally DC 10 for basic things and 15 for more complex.
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