In-RP lies and bluffs

[Grog]

It's not *that* difficult: examples:

I'm leaving Crete in my Trader and get stopped by a Titan who's keeping an eye out for easy targets

Me: Yeah I'm taking the AO to Leon
Titan: I haven't seen you here before
Me: I drop in about once/twice a week with Food, you can check with Orbital Control
Titan: I just did, they never heard of you
Me: must be a new guy, ask for the Supervisor, they all know me
Titan: OK, confirmed, have a safe trip

(now if he had said a second time "They never heard of you", then I'm a bit screwed and have to come on the Forums and bitch to the Corsairs to find out if I'm in **** with them for some reason, or get their guy in trouble for hassling a friendly Trader (I'm green/white with Corsairs/Guard)

Example 2:

Carrying Pharmaceuticals from Cambridge to Harris, stopped by a Navy Gunboat at Leeds (White/Red to Navy/Guard)

BAF: Sorry sir, I can't let you past this point, turn around
Me: I have these drugs to deliver to Harris
BAF: Sorry sir, I have my orders
Me: Look, check with Don Garfield with Planetform on Harris, they're expecting me
Me: // it's legit, they are expecting a shipment of Pharm from me
BAF: right sir, that's confirmed, when will you be returning ?
Me: I'm taking a few days at Harris, visiting with friends, probably Wednesday
BAF: okay sir, carry on, we will be expecting you.

(now that's an RP lie, I'm going to tour Gallia a bit afterwards, but RP he doesn't need to know that... of course if later he "communicated with Harris" and "finds out you just dropped your cargo and left" (ie: checked his universe-scanner and saw me immediately bugger off from Tau31 a few minutes later) then I could be up for a fine next time I drop into Bretonia)


*Both* parties have to RP it out which takes practice.