Moist is an ordinary human, which means that he doesn't really have any special powers whatsoever, unless you count the fact that he's got one of the most unmemorable faces on the Disc.
However, he is also a criminal. Or was. He's an expert forger, a damn good actor, a smooth-talker, a pickpocket, a thief, all those things (except for anything that has to do with violence, he'd much rather use words).
As an effect, he's gained the ability to "read" people as he interacts with them. Basically, he can tell, from their body language, speech and other such mannerisms, at least a few personality traits. Apparently he's gotten good enough at it that, in Going Postal, he figured out Reacher Gilt's true nature by shaking hands with him. However, someone can get past this by being an even better actor than he is or by carefully making sure that they don't give away too much by body language, as Carrot Ironfoundersson manages to do so (he is still stumped by how he does it).
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Moist is an ordinary human, which means that he doesn't really have any special powers whatsoever, unless you count the fact that he's got one of the most unmemorable faces on the Disc.
However, he is also a criminal. Or was. He's an expert forger, a damn good actor, a smooth-talker, a pickpocket, a thief, all those things (except for anything that has to do with violence, he'd much rather use words).
As an effect, he's gained the ability to "read" people as he interacts with them. Basically, he can tell, from their body language, speech and other such mannerisms, at least a few personality traits. Apparently he's gotten good enough at it that, in Going Postal, he figured out Reacher Gilt's true nature by shaking hands with him. However, someone can get past this by being an even better actor than he is or by carefully making sure that they don't give away too much by body language, as Carrot Ironfoundersson manages to do so (he is still stumped by how he does it).
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