Editing Samsara:Examples of play (section)

===Example 2===
Now that treacherous dwarf attacks again.  He swings his axe and rolls “1”. Zounds! His modifier (+5) minus Balto’s modifier (+1) plus a roll of “1” means his Contest roll is “5”.  This results in -.66 checks being delivered.   -.66 multiplied by his Effect rating of 3 means Gutboy delivers -2 checks (remember fractions round up). He has given himself 2 checks! Maybe he threw himself badly off balance by chopping and missing; maybe he pulled his shoulder out of joint; maybe he got his axe caught in a door. Maybe Balto stands a chance now, although he’d be advised to hoof it out of that old dungeon. 

At this point, Gutboy’s player has a choice: he can either take the 2 checks to himself.  Or he can let Balto recover 2 of the 5 checks he took earlier (this is the [[Samsara:Checks| Dueling Variation]]).  If he suffers the checks, then that may be narrated as swinging his mighty axe, missing, and throwing himself off balance.  Or maybe he pulls his shoulder.  If he lets Balto recover, it may be narrated as saying that the Barrelhouse’s axe misses and gets stuck in one of the famous dungeon doors, giving the poor monk a chance to recover his breath and get into better position.