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I dont know if I'm doing something wrong, but these dialogue choices when trying to convince someone never work.

Depending on the character thats doing the talking, I generally use the highest stat (Strength, Wits, Intelligence etc), yet it always fails. Its not even a case of those stats being low, as ive really commited to specific stats for each party member.

Am I doing something wrong or is this system just rubbish?

Perhaps a indication of success for the options would be helpful. Currently there is nothing, its just a roulette made to look like a choice as far as i can tell.

A little forum search might have helped

Persuasion hinges on three things:
A: Your persuasion skill
B: The susceptibility of the NPC to specific avenues of persuasion
C: A bonus derived from your attributes.

A and B are essential. C is a bonus that can sometimes help you out. Don't count on it.

This means that you should think about how the NPC will react. Threatening a magister in the middle of his HQ is not going to work, however high C is, and even with high persuasion skill it may fail simply because the magister doesn't think that your threat is credible. He might, however, be easily swayed if you fawn over him and tell him he's the greatest and you're just there to touch the hem of his robe.

Your reply would likely be received in a better light if you avoid snarky little comments, smiley face or no, its unnecessary. As it happens, I did search and came up with nothing specific to my problem.

You will forgive me for questioning your priorities if you quote the admittedly slightly pointed opening line and ignore the meaningful 80% of the post that answer your question in detail.

You're welcome nonetheless.