Failure
Test
Part of Test Result
Failure is a Test ResultTest Result TestTest Results are the outcomes of a Test, determined by comparing your Test Total to the Stakes of your roll. that means you don’t achieve your goal, and the situation changes, so you can’t simply try again. A Failure doesn’t end the scene: you decide what to do next.
Core Rule—Failure
- Low StakesLow Stakes StakeLow Stakes is a Stakes level for tasks most Scribes can manage with a little care. Failure: 4 or lower
- Mid StakesMid Stakes StakeMid Stakes is a Stakes level for tasks that take real Skill. Failure: 9 or lower
- High StakesHigh Stakes StakeHigh Stakes is a Stakes level for tasks at the limit of what a skilled Scribe can do. Failure: 14 or lower
Example
You leap for a ledge as the bridge collapses behind you.
GM: “Your fingers scrape stone. You drop back onto the last plank of the bridge, and it’s sagging fast. What do you do?”
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