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 "text": " False Medium Source Secrets of Magic pg. 28 1.1 There are people in this world who possess the ability to pierce the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead, allowing them to communicate with spirits. You... are not one of them. But you know enough about the occult, as well as cold reading tricks and various practices from local religions, to scam your way into people's coinpurses. Unlike a through-and-through charlatan, there's some real occult methodology behind your flimflam, but that's likely cold comfort to the people you swindle. Whether you decided to take a more righteous path, were caught and pledged to make it right, or still slip in a few “séances” between adventures, you've taken to an adventuring lifestyle as you move from place to place. Choose two ability boosts. One must be to Intelligence or Charisma, and one is a free ability boost. You're trained in the Occultism skill, and the Fortune-Telling Lore skill. You gain the Deceptive Worship skill feat.",
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