Social Barometer
"You read the room the way a sailor reads the wind."
- Cost
- 1 Strain
- TN
- 9
- Tempo
- T3
- Steps
- Yes
- Resist
- —
Effect
You gain an instant read of the interpersonal dynamics of all creatures within Near range: who is the leader, who is lying, who is afraid of whom, who wants to leave, who is attracted to whom, who has secrets they’re hiding from the others.
You gain +2 Roll Bonus to your next social Skill check in this scene (Persuasion, Deceit, Insight, or Force), as you understand the interpersonal landscape.
Steps
+1 specific hidden detail per Step (secret alliances, who in the room has betrayed someone here before, who is performing a role).
Special
Does not detect threats or hostile intent — that is Crowd Pulse’s domain. Social Barometer reads social structure; Crowd Pulse reads threat-context.