Editing Flamepunk: Basic Rules (section)

===6) Consequences of Success and Failure===

If at least one hit remains after defence is applied, the action is counted as a success. GM's should use the following as general guidelines:


* Success Level = 1-5 : ''Normal success: The action succeeds, with an expected standard of quality.''
* Success Level = 6-11 : ''Solid success: The action succeeds, and is done with more panache, magnitude or impact than would usually be expected.''
* Success Level = 12+ : ''Exceptional success: The action succeeds, and is done exceptionally well.''


* Failure Level = 1-5 : ''Significant failure: The action fails, and you can try again but it will be harder this time. For future attempts, the task has +1 additional defence (the GM removes one extra dice after the roll).''
* Failure Level = 6-11 : ''Botched failure: The action fails, and you've made it almost impossible to try again. For future attempts, the task has +2 additional defence (the GM removes two extra dice after the roll).''
* Failure Level = 12+ : ''Catastrophic failure: The action fails, and you've made it absolutely impossible to try again, as well as messing things up in such a way that there are unexpected negative consequences as well. You'd have been a lot better off if you'd never tried in the first place. For future attempts, the task has +3 additional defence (the GM removes three extra dice after the roll). The GM may also want to create some sort of negative effect which reflects the degree of failure.''


Note that certain specific situations interpret success level and failure level differently from normal. The most common exception to this is ''Combat'', which is detailed in the next chapter. For these situations, the rules in the specific chapters supercede and replace the rules in this section.
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