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 "markdown": "<title level=\"1\" right=\"Skill \" pfs=\"\">[Deception](/Skills.aspx?ID=5)</title>\r\n\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Core Rulebook](/Sources.aspx?ID=1) pg. 245 <sup>4.0</sup></row>\n\nYou can trick and mislead others using disguises, lies, and other forms of subterfuge.\n\n<title level=\"2\">Item Bonuses for Deception</title>\n<table>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Item</th>\r\n<th>Bonus</th>\r\n<th>Level</th>\r\n<th>Category</th>\r\n<th>Consumable</th>\r\n<th>Note</th>\r\n</tr>\r\n</thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Harrow Mat](/Equipment.aspx?ID=825)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>0</td>\r\n<td>[Adventuring Gear](/equipment/adventuring-gear)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception to convince a creature that a harrow reading was accurate.</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Eyecatcher](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2452)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n<td>[Adjustments](/equipment/adjustments)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Feint while using a weapon with an eyecatcher attached</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Glamorous Buckler](/Equipment.aspx?ID=734)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>2</td>\r\n<td>[Specific Shields](/equipment/shields/specific-shields)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Feint</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Quick Wig](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1321)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>2</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception check to Impersonate to go unrecognized by changing your hair</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Disguise Kit (Elite)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=19)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n<td>[Adventuring Gear](/equipment/adventuring-gear)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate someone</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Ventriloquist's Ring](/Equipment.aspx?ID=468)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Secret-Keeper's Mask (Blackfingers)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=914)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Lie</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Secret-Keeper's Mask (Reaper of Reputation)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=914)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Lie</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Fortune's Favor](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2406)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n<td>[Relic Seeds](/equipment/relics/relic-seeds)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Feint</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Trickster's Mandolin](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2271)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>4</td>\r\n<td>[Coda](/equipment/staves/coda)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>while playing the mandolin\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Secret-Keeper's Mask (Gray Master)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=914)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>5</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Lie</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Clandestine Cloak](/Equipment.aspx?ID=423)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>6</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate a forgettable background character, such as a servant</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Secret-Keeper's Mask (Father Skinsaw)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=914)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>6</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Lie</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Unmemorable Mantle](/Equipment.aspx?ID=513)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>7</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate an individual and to Lie while in character as that individual</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Venomed Tongue](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1810)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>7</td>\r\n<td>[Tattoos](/equipment/tattoos)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Sinister Knight](/Equipment.aspx?ID=518)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>8</td>\r\n<td>[Armor Property Runes](/equipment/runes/armor-property-runes)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Trickster's Mandolin (Greater)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2271)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>8</td>\r\n<td>[Coda](/equipment/staves/coda)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>while playing the mandolin</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Razmiri Wayfinder](/Equipment.aspx?ID=470)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>10</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Lie or Impersonate</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Silvertongue Mutagen (Lesser)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=101)</td>\r\n<td>+1</td>\r\n<td>1</td>\r\n<td>[Alchemical Elixirs](/equipment/alchemical-items/alchemical-elixirs)</td>\r\n<td>Yes</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Impossible Cake](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1312)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n<td>[Alchemical Tools](/equipment/alchemical-items/alchemical-tools)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate, as well as to Lie to convince others that you possess knowledge about the type of item that the cake resembles.</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Merchant's Guile](/Equipment.aspx?ID=477)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>5</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks, but only if the associated checks involve haggling or bargaining over a purchase or trade</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Ventriloquist's Ring (Greater)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=468)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>9</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Unmemorable Mantle (Greater)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=513)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>9</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate an individual and to Lie while in character as that individual</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Taleteller's Ring](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1648)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>9</td>\r\n<td>[Cursed Items](/equipment/cursed-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Lie and Deception DCs against Sense Motive</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Cape of the Mountebank](/Equipment.aspx?ID=419)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>10</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Clandestine Cloak (Greater)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=423)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>10</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate a forgettable background character, such as a servant</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Ring of Lies](/Equipment.aspx?ID=456)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>10</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Splendid Floodlight](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1785)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>12</td>\r\n<td>[Held Items](/equipment/held-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Charisma-based skill checks while within the red light</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Trickster's Mandolin (Major)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2271)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>12</td>\r\n<td>[Coda](/equipment/staves/coda)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>while playing the mandolin\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Aeon  Stone (Amber Sphere)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=407)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>16</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate yourself as a living creature (undead only)</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Circlet of Persuasion](/Equipment.aspx?ID=400)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>17</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Mask of Allure](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1066)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>18</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[The Locksmith](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2482)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>[The Deck of Destiny](/equipment/artifacts/the-deck-of-destiny)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Lie (+3 at 17th level)</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[The Theater](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2490)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>[The Deck of Destiny](/equipment/artifacts/the-deck-of-destiny)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks for initiative (+3 at 17th level)</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[The Liar](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2481)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>[The Deck of Destiny](/equipment/artifacts/the-deck-of-destiny)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Lie (+3 at 17th level)</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[The Snakebite](/Equipment.aspx?ID=2489)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>[The Deck of Destiny](/equipment/artifacts/the-deck-of-destiny)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks for initiative (+3 at 17th level)</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Fake Blood Pack](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1395)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>0</td>\r\n<td>[Adventuring Gear](/equipment/adventuring-gear)</td>\r\n<td>Yes</td>\r\n<td>When faking an injury, the blood pack grants a +2 item bonus to relevant Deception checks, such as to Lie about being injured</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Silvertongue Mutagen (Moderate)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=101)</td>\r\n<td>+2</td>\r\n<td>3</td>\r\n<td>[Alchemical Elixirs](/equipment/alchemical-items/alchemical-elixirs)</td>\r\n<td>Yes</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Impossible Cake (Greater)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1312)</td>\r\n<td>+3</td>\r\n<td>9</td>\r\n<td>[Alchemical Tools](/equipment/alchemical-items/alchemical-tools)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate, as well as to Lie to convince others that you possess knowledge about the type of item that the cake resembles.</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Unmemorable Mantle (Major)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=513)</td>\r\n<td>+3</td>\r\n<td>17</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate an individual and to Lie while in character as that individual</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Cape of the Open Sky](/Equipment.aspx?ID=948)</td>\r\n<td>+3</td>\r\n<td>18</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Checks to Lie</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Whisper of the First Lie](/Equipment.aspx?ID=471)</td>\r\n<td>+3</td>\r\n<td>20</td>\r\n<td>[Other Worn Items](/equipment/worn-items/other-worn-items)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Silvertongue Mutagen (Greater)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=101)</td>\r\n<td>+3</td>\r\n<td>11</td>\r\n<td>[Alchemical Elixirs](/equipment/alchemical-items/alchemical-elixirs)</td>\r\n<td>Yes</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Impossible Cake (Major)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=1312)</td>\r\n<td>+4</td>\r\n<td>17</td>\r\n<td>[Alchemical Tools](/equipment/alchemical-items/alchemical-tools)</td>\r\n<td>No</td>\r\n<td>Deception checks to Impersonate, as well as to Lie to convince others that you possess knowledge about the type of item that the cake resembles.</td>\r\n</tr>\n\n<tr>\r\n<td>[Silvertongue Mutagen (Major)](/Equipment.aspx?ID=101)</td>\r\n<td>+4</td>\r\n<td>17</td>\r\n<td>[Alchemical Elixirs](/equipment/alchemical-items/alchemical-elixirs)</td>\r\n<td>Yes</td>\r\n<td></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n\r\n<title level=\"2\">Related Feats</title>\r\n\r\nTo see a list of Feats related to Deception, [click here](/feats?include-traits=skill&amp;exclude-traits=archetype&amp;include-skills=deception&amp;sort=level-asc%3Bname-asc).\r\n\r\n<title level=\"2\">Deception Untrained Actions</title>\r\n\r\n<document level=\"3\" id=\"action-45\" />\r\n\r\n<document level=\"3\" id=\"action-46\" />\r\n\r\n<document level=\"3\" id=\"action-47\" />\r\n\r\n<title level=\"2\">Deception Trained Actions</title>\r\n\r\n<document level=\"3\" id=\"action-48\" />",
 "name": "Deception",
 "rarity": "common",
 "release_date": "2019-08-01",
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 "search_markdown": "<additional-info>\r\n<row gap=\"tiny\">**Source** [Core Rulebook](/Sources.aspx?ID=1) pg. 245 <sup>4.0</sup></row>\r\n</additional-info>\r\n\r\n---\r\n\r\n<summary>\r\nYou can trick and mislead others using disguises, lies, and other forms of subterfuge.\r\n</summary>",
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  "Deception"
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 "source": [
  "Core Rulebook"
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 "source_raw": [
  "Core Rulebook pg. 245"
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 "source_markdown": "<row gap=\"tiny\">[Core Rulebook](/Sources.aspx?ID=1) pg. 245 <sup>4.0</sup></row>",
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 "summary": "You can trick and mislead others using disguises, lies, and other forms of subterfuge.",
 "summary_markdown": "You can trick and mislead others using disguises, lies, and other forms of subterfuge.",
 "text": " Deception Source Core Rulebook pg. 245 4.0 You can trick and mislead others using disguises, lies, and other forms of subterfuge. Item Bonuses for Deception Item Bonus Level Category Consumable Note Harrow Mat +1 0 Adventuring Gear No Deception to convince a creature that a harrow reading was accurate. Eyecatcher +1 1 Adjustments No Deception checks to Feint while using a weapon with an eyecatcher attached Glamorous Buckler +1 2 Specific Shields No Deception checks to Feint Quick Wig +1 2 Other Worn Items No Deception check to Impersonate to go unrecognized by changing your hair Disguise Kit (Elite) +1 3 Adventuring Gear No Deception checks to Impersonate someone Ventriloquist's Ring +1 3 Other Worn Items No Secret-Keeper's Mask (Blackfingers) +1 3 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Lie Secret-Keeper's Mask (Reaper of Reputation) +1 3 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Lie Fortune's Favor +1 3 Relic Seeds No Deception checks to Feint Trickster's Mandolin +1 4 Coda No while playing the mandolin Secret-Keeper's Mask (Gray Master) +1 5 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Lie Clandestine Cloak +1 6 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Impersonate a forgettable background character, such as a servant Secret-Keeper's Mask (Father Skinsaw) +1 6 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Lie Unmemorable Mantle +1 7 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Impersonate an individual and to Lie while in character as that individual Venomed Tongue +1 7 Tattoos No Sinister Knight +1 8 Armor Property Runes No Trickster's Mandolin (Greater) +1 8 Coda No while playing the mandolin Razmiri Wayfinder +1 10 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Lie or Impersonate Silvertongue Mutagen (Lesser) +1 1 Alchemical Elixirs Yes Impossible Cake +2 3 Alchemical Tools No Deception checks to Impersonate, as well as to Lie to convince others that you possess knowledge about the type of item that the cake resembles. Merchant's Guile +2 5 Other Worn Items No Deception checks, but only if the associated checks involve haggling or bargaining over a purchase or trade Ventriloquist's Ring (Greater) +2 9 Other Worn Items No Unmemorable Mantle (Greater) +2 9 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Impersonate an individual and to Lie while in character as that individual Taleteller's Ring +2 9 Cursed Items No Deception checks to Lie and Deception DCs against Sense Motive Cape of the Mountebank +2 10 Other Worn Items No Clandestine Cloak (Greater) +2 10 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Impersonate a forgettable background character, such as a servant Ring of Lies +2 10 Other Worn Items No Splendid Floodlight +2 12 Held Items No Charisma-based skill checks while within the red light Trickster's Mandolin (Major) +2 12 Coda No while playing the mandolin Aeon Stone (Amber Sphere) +2 16 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Impersonate yourself as a living creature (undead only) Circlet of Persuasion +2 17 Other Worn Items No Mask of Allure +2 18 Other Worn Items No The Locksmith +2 20 The Deck of Destiny No Deception checks to Lie (+3 at 17th level) The Theater +2 20 The Deck of Destiny No Deception checks for initiative (+3 at 17th level) The Liar +2 20 The Deck of Destiny No Deception checks to Lie (+3 at 17th level) The Snakebite +2 20 The Deck of Destiny No Deception checks for initiative (+3 at 17th level) Fake Blood Pack +2 0 Adventuring Gear Yes When faking an injury, the blood pack grants a +2 item bonus to relevant Deception checks, such as to Lie about being injured Silvertongue Mutagen (Moderate) +2 3 Alchemical Elixirs Yes Impossible Cake (Greater) +3 9 Alchemical Tools No Deception checks to Impersonate, as well as to Lie to convince others that you possess knowledge about the type of item that the cake resembles. Unmemorable Mantle (Major) +3 17 Other Worn Items No Deception checks to Impersonate an individual and to Lie while in character as that individual Cape of the Open Sky +3 18 Other Worn Items No Checks to Lie Whisper of the First Lie +3 20 Other Worn Items No Silvertongue Mutagen (Greater) +3 11 Alchemical Elixirs Yes Impossible Cake (Major) +4 17 Alchemical Tools No Deception checks to Impersonate, as well as to Lie to convince others that you possess knowledge about the type of item that the cake resembles. Silvertongue Mutagen (Major) +4 17 Alchemical Elixirs Yes Related Feats To see a list of Feats related to Deception, click here. Deception Untrained Actions Deception Trained Actions ",
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