[quote=@Mae]
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bwhahahahaha, I don't know what I was expecting but not that. Roll me that persuasion check!
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Would the deception check (the first roll in the post) not cover that? I'm actively lying; Unless you're telling me that the sheriff really is walking towards the crowd with the brute squad.

EDIT: Guess I wasn't entirely clear with what the rolls were for. I updated the post to reflect that.