Skill Effect

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Skill Effect
For most situations, the only thing that needs to be determined is whether or not the character succeeds. If the character's total throw after applying all modifiers equals or exceeds the target difficulty, he succeeds. If it is less, he fails.

Sometimes it is important to know how well the character did or how bad. To do this, subtract the target number from the dice pool roll, including any modifiers. This margin of success (or failure) is the Effect which can be consulted on the Effect Results Table. Note that negative modifiers add to the difficulty number, they do not subtract from the character’s dice pool.

For example, if a character rolls a total of 10 versus difficulty Moderate (15) with a -1D negative modifier, the GM rolls 3, the difficulty is now 18, his Effect is (15–10) 8 Average Failure.



Chart updated April-28-2018
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[Mamatried]

Awesome!

I have actually been looking at something like this.

[Mamatried]

Looking at the criticals. Both the failure and the success and the up to 1D modifier.

have you though of using maybe an effect table.

roll 2D
2-4 weapon jams and you must spend the next round clearing it before you can fire
5-7 you fail at fixing the generator and break some parts, you will need to buy some spare parts to get it back, it can only operate at 50% until then

etc etc.

if combined with the above modifiers for some form of table that is long enough to roll and add up to a +1D on the roll like a second critical table with this one giving the criticals, and the second the added effect?

[shootingwomprats]

In my games the ranges are:

-10 Exceptional Failure
-4 to -9 Average Failure
1 to 9 Average Success
10+ Spectacular Success

[Mamatried]

[garhkal]

I've often used something similar.. When someone fails i 'grade' it as to how much of a failure, often so they can decide how many CP to spend, or if they are needing to do so..

A marginal failure 0-3 less, poor failure 4 to 8, 9-12 is an average one, 12-15, is a solid failure, 17-20 is a very poor failure. and so on..
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[Naaman]

What happens when a skill is high enough, and the task simple enough, that it always (or almost always) turns out a spectacular success?

Let's say we're talking about a master weapons smith, for example. He can build "simple" weapons that always deal +1D damage (or whatever you want to put that +1D bonus on) with almost no effort.

And, when spending a FP, do you get to take credit for the spectacular success, and deal +1D damage after a successful attack (or whatever)?

[garhkal]

IMO the spectactular success benefit should NOT count if they are on a FP. As for one whos skill is already so high they will be 'assumed' to always be able to hit that spot, again i say no. THE MORE skilled you are, the harder it is to learn something new in that skill imo.. And that's what happens with gaining a one time bonus for a critical success..
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[Naaman]

What would be your threshold?

Say I have 9D in Brawling, and my opponent has 3D in Brawling Parry, and I continuously roll 15 or more over his result.

Do I get that +1D bonus (I presume it would be on damage) each time? Just the first time? What about against different opponents? Is it just once ever in my life, or is it once per opponent? Once per fight? Once per fight, per opponent? Or, could we reason that a "spectacular success" represents something like a knock out punch, and so always gets that bonus to damage?

[Wajeb Deb Kaadeb]

[shootingwomprats]

[Mamatried]

Am I right in the critical success is at most a possible ( if awarded by the gm) an up to +1D bonus to a related action within the next round/turn?

As to damage I could see adding a +1, +2 and even a +1D to a damage result, depending on the success.

On ever attack even, though I would then require a called shot check.

The two men brawl, on suddenly finds a weakspot in the other, due to the fluidity of movement in close combat, hitting the same spot again is now a challenge, but at the success it will give the bonus to damage.

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[garhkal]