This is a case where you give exactly the truthful answer that is expected of you, but for a completely different reason (while praying that you are never asked to elaborate on that reason).
Obviously, this is a very situational workaround, but I want to emphasize that this is materially different from being evasive or "lying with the truth". For example, if the loyalty question is something like "Are you loyal to the Empire?", then you would be able to answer with a simple "yes" even if you were plotting to assassinate the emperor, as long as you truly and honestly believed that doing so would help the Empire. If you can manage to believe your lies, you will be able to speak those lies while under the effect of Zone of Truth. However, there is at least one small and difficult-to-exploit loophole that doesn't require any powerful abilities: Zone of Truth only prevents a creature from speaking a deliberate lie. In any case, unless you have access to features or spells available around 15th-17th level, you'll have to make it through your loyalty test by telling what your character believes to be the truth. (In contrast, Soul of Deceit explicitly says you can't be forced to tell the truth by magic, so there is no ambiguity there.) If you intend to use it, you should ask your DM ahead of time how it will work with Zone of Truth to avoid arguments when it actually happens. Note that while Glibness causes Zone of Truth to read whatever you say as truthful, it doesn't necessarily protect you from being forced to tell the truth. no matter what you say, magic that would determine if you are telling the truth indicates that you are being truthful. The only exceptions to this are a handful of high-level features: the Mastermind Rogue's Soul of Deceit feature (as mentioned in Louis Wasserman's answer) defeats truth-detection magic, and the 8th level spell Glibness provides a similar ability: And in the context of a loyalty test, avoiding the effect is synonymous with admitting disloyalty.
Mechanically, Zone of Truth can be defeated only by high-level featuresĪs you say, any attempt to resist or evade the effects of Zone of Truth alerts the caster.
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