Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - Suggestions and Feedback Persuation missleading

Here is some test that I did at the begging of Act 2 (persuading the executioner at the gallows).

7CON + 4PER - SUCCESS
22CON + 3PER - SUCCESS (fails with 21CON)
34CON + 2 PER - FAIL

10STR + 3PER - SUCCESS
26STR + 2PER - SUCCESS (fails with 25STR)
34STR + 1PER - FAIL

35WITS + 5PER - FAIL

As you see, it looks if Persuasion skill is over some threshold specific to encounter and type of attribute, it will always succeed regardless of attribute score. In example above that was 4PER for CON and 3PER for STR check.

If having Persuasion one skill level lower then that, then actual ability does matter, and needs to pass additional attribute threshold.

If Persuasion is any lower then that, it looks that it always fails, regardless of attribute scores.

Also, some options look like red herrings, like Wits check in this specific encounter.

And most importantly, there is no random element involved in these checks.


EDIT:
There is still possibility that Persuasion skill adds some free attribute scores for the check, but I think that is unlikely. In example above, even 16 score difference is not enough to pass STR check, compared to the character with one extra point in Persuasion. To me, it is unlikely that 1 Persuasion point adds even more (like +20-25 to attribute check), but I can not verify since I do not have leveled enough characters to do such tests.