Post by Wolf on Feb 1, 2014 17:16:31 GMT -8
These are the clarifications for the world of darkness test.
A world of darkness check can determine many things from rather or not a random encounter occurs to the difficulty and or severity of that encounter, and even to determine who in a crowd/group is randomly struck. Being that we play in the world of darkness, random dark things happen in this world. These tests exist to enhance your gameplay and challenge you in your day-to-day actions as a P.C..
The storyteller may ask for a world of darkness check once or many times during your game. When a storyteller asks you to for a world of darkness check you will throw a single chop with your dice pool of zero. You may not spend to increase the likelihood of a success on this role.
The outcomes of these roles may vary depending on your situation.
Typical outcomes:
Testing up:
Typically testing up gains you the most favorable possible outcome. (ie. Lucky wants to swipe a car at random to make a getaway, the player tests up and manages to find an unlocked car that may be taken with relative ease. )
Testing even:
Typically involves a small scene that will rely lightly on either role-play or dice pool avoid an obstacle. (ie. The player tests even and now Lucky has to disable a car alarm in order to achieve his goal.)
Testing down:
Typically involves a more in-depth scene, or failure altogether. (ie. The player tests down, and as Lucky starts to drive away in his recently stolen car a very angry police officer is chasing him down the street.)
A world of darkness check can determine many things from rather or not a random encounter occurs to the difficulty and or severity of that encounter, and even to determine who in a crowd/group is randomly struck. Being that we play in the world of darkness, random dark things happen in this world. These tests exist to enhance your gameplay and challenge you in your day-to-day actions as a P.C..
The storyteller may ask for a world of darkness check once or many times during your game. When a storyteller asks you to for a world of darkness check you will throw a single chop with your dice pool of zero. You may not spend to increase the likelihood of a success on this role.
The outcomes of these roles may vary depending on your situation.
Typical outcomes:
Testing up:
Typically testing up gains you the most favorable possible outcome. (ie. Lucky wants to swipe a car at random to make a getaway, the player tests up and manages to find an unlocked car that may be taken with relative ease. )
Testing even:
Typically involves a small scene that will rely lightly on either role-play or dice pool avoid an obstacle. (ie. The player tests even and now Lucky has to disable a car alarm in order to achieve his goal.)
Testing down:
Typically involves a more in-depth scene, or failure altogether. (ie. The player tests down, and as Lucky starts to drive away in his recently stolen car a very angry police officer is chasing him down the street.)