With this skill, the character can generally determine the emotional state of an individual by observing his or her nonverbal cues, body posturing, speech, and inflection. While this skill is not supernatural (like Empathy), it does have its uses. A character skilled with Read Emotion can tell if he is being lied to by first making a successful proficiency check, then by successfully matching his or her Read Emotion score against the target's Willpower score.
This skill functions at -3 when evaluating a member of a different culture (unless the character has the Cultural Knowledge proficiency), and -5 when evaluating a member of a different race. These penalties are cumulative. Constructs may not take this skill.
Critical Success: Not only does the character grasp the emotional state of the individual, he has a hunch regarding deeper details (why the person is angry, etc.)
Critical Failure: The character misinterprets a signal and comes to a very wrong conclusion.