Gangster/Crime Genre RPG Mechanics

[dindenver]

Hi!
  I noticed there are things that give you tells, but nothing that removes them.
  It seems to me that the tell mechanic could be tied to two other factors:
Stress/Mental State: I think the tells should be more pronounced when characters are more stressed out
Stakes: Lying to a waitress is easier than lying to a mob boss.
  So maybe doing things that lower stress lowers the tell and the Stakes of the situation modify the effect of the tell?

[iain]

There are devices that remove tells, but you must work to remove them, fighting against their consequence. I will start this up in a new thread soon, as this one is effectively dead.
Cheers
Iain

[dindenver]

Hi!
  What about using Alchohol, drugs, sex and fighting to relieve that stress level with a mechanic to magnify the tell if you overdo it? So, if you have a drink, your tells are minimized, but if you overdo it, you start blabbing your secrets? Might be a good wway to model this lifestyle...