During play, the referee may determine that a player’s declared action has a chance of failure and the potential for some kind of consequence (or consequences) if unsuccessful. When this occurs, the referee may require the player to make a task resolution roll to determine if the player’s declared action is successful. The referee is always the one to determine if a task resolution roll is necessary.
To make a task resolution check, the player rolls 1d6. The action is successful if the roll, after being adjusted with any applied modifiers, is 6 or higher.
A natural roll of 1 is always a failure. A natural roll of 6 is always a success.
Common Task Resolution Modifiers
| The task is . . . | Modifier |
|---|---|
| Difficult | -1 |
| Reasonably Connected to Character’s Class Knowledge/Training | +1 |
| Reasonably Connected to Character’s Background | +1 |
| Applicable to a Character Ability (STR, INT, etc.) | -2 to +2 * |
*apply character’s ability score modifier
Common Adventuring Tasks & Examples
Forthcoming…
Summary for Task Resolution Checks:
- Roll 1d6
- Apply any applicable modifiers
- 6+ = success
- Natural 1 always fails
- Natural 6 always succeeds