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[[Category:Skills]] | [[Category:Skills]] | ||
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A roll of two 1's in a row is always a fumble, no matter how much skill your character has (even 20!) This means that there is always at least one quarter of 1% chance of miserably failing a skill roll. | A roll of two 1's in a row is always a fumble, no matter how much skill your character has (even 20!) This means that there is always at least one quarter of 1% chance of miserably failing a skill roll. | ||
| โ | '''Fumble with a Lack of Success''' -- Because a lack of success does not automatically mean failure (see the section on Failure above,) when a Fumble occurs in a situation with a Lack of Success, the GM may, or may not, allow the character to use another skill or his Luck attribute. | + | '''Fumble with a Lack of Success''' -- Because a lack of success does not automatically mean failure (see the section on Failure above,) when a Fumble occurs in a situation with a with Lack of Success, the GM may, or may not, allow the character to use another skill or his Luck attribute. |
| โ | :Example: ''If during Gru's climb you roll a 1, then, testing for a Fumble, you roll a 5, then Gru falls to the ground, but he does have a chance to roll against his Luck to prevent himself from falling | + | :Example: ''If during Gru's climb you roll a 1, then, testing for a Fumble, you roll a 5, then Gru falls to the ground, but he does have a chance to roll against his Luck to prevent himself from falling to far. However, if Gru rolled a 1 followed by another 1, there is nothing he can do -- no skill or Luck can prevent him from falling!'' |
'''Fumble with a Failure''' -- A Fumble in a more dangerous situation is much more serious. | '''Fumble with a Failure''' -- A Fumble in a more dangerous situation is much more serious. | ||
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:Example: ''In the case of Gru's jump across the crevasse, a failure occurs at any roll under a 11, but an ordinary failure would possibly allow him to use another skill or Luck to survive. However, a Fumble means that there is nothing Gru can do to prevent himself from falling. A 1 followed by a 1 is worse, and in this case could mean that Gru may take maximum damage, or in fact there are spikes or other nastiness at the bottom!'' | :Example: ''In the case of Gru's jump across the crevasse, a failure occurs at any roll under a 11, but an ordinary failure would possibly allow him to use another skill or Luck to survive. However, a Fumble means that there is nothing Gru can do to prevent himself from falling. A 1 followed by a 1 is worse, and in this case could mean that Gru may take maximum damage, or in fact there are spikes or other nastiness at the bottom!'' | ||
| โ | '''GM Option''' -- As a roll of 1 followed by a roll of 1 is extremely rare (1 in 400), the GM may consider requiring the player to roll a third Skill Check to prevent an even greater disaster from occurring! | + | '''GM Option''' -- As as a roll of 1 followed by a roll of 1 is extremely rare (1 in 400), the GM may consider requiring the player to roll a third Skill Check to prevent an even greater disaster from occurring! |
==Taking 10, Taking 20== | ==Taking 10, Taking 20== | ||
