====== SALVAGE SPACE: OPPOSED ATTRIBUTE SCORE TEST ======

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If the conflict requires resolving tasks with no apparent relevant Attributes or Skills, refer to [[Core Mechanic]] instead.
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If one or both sides of the conflict possess Skills relevant to the situation, refer to [[Task Resolution]] instead.
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The steps and examples below detail how to resolve an Opposed Attribute Score Test, assuming both the Adventurer and their Opposition do not possess a relevant skill to include as part of the test.

When an Adventurer tests an Attribute against another Adventurer or non-player character:
  - Take the Attacker's current [[Attributes|Attribute]] score for the Attribute used
  - The Attacker rolls **2d6-2d6** to determine their circumstance or luck modifier
  - The Guide modifies Attacker's current result by any other circumstance modifiers the Guide would like to apply.
  - Combining the Attribute, the Roll, and the Modifiers results in a Degree of Success for the Attacker

A Degree of Success result from 0 to +10 succeeds and the attempted task completes.

The the Total result of the Attribute, Roll and Modifiers exceeds +10, cap the result at +10.

However, if the Degree of Success results in -10 to -1, then the attempted task failed, and negative consequences for failure apply.

As before, if the Total result of the Attribute, Roll, and Modifiers exceed -10, cap the result at -10.

  - Next, take the Defender's current [[Attributes|Attribute]] score for the Attribute used
  - The Defender rolls **2d6-2d6** to determine their circumstance or luck modifier
  - The Guide modifies the Defender's current result by any other circumstance modifiers the Guide would like to apply
  - Combining the Defender's Attribute, Roll, and Modifiers results in their Degree of Success to defend against the Attacker.


  - Compare the Attacker's and Defender's results to determine who succeeds and who fails the Opposed Attribute Score Test.

===== Simple Success =====

**Attacker Wins**: If the Attacker's result is greater than the Defender's result, the Attacker wins the Opposed Attribute Score Test.

**Defender Wins**: If the Defender's result is greater than the Attacker's result, the Defender wins the Opposed Attribute Score Test.

**A Draw**: If the Attacker and Defender's results are the same, the Opposed Attribute Score Test is a draw for that round.

===== Complex Success =====

Opposed Tasks can result in more complex situations and possible results if desired:

**Attacker Succeeds, Defender Succeeds** \\

**Attacker Succeeds, Defender Fails** \\

**Attacker Fails, Defender Succeeds** \\

**Attacker Fails, Defender Fails** \\

===== Failures =====

Negatives can apply to either the Attacker or the Defender, whomever scores a Degree of Success below zero.

The normal consequence for a failed Opposed Attribute Score Test is Attribute Reserve Damage.

The Degree of Success from -10 to -1 represents how many Attribute Reserve points are temporarily lost from that Attribute's Reserve.

On a particularly bad failure of -10, the Attribute Reserve Damage was so severe that it continues to add Residual Reserve Damage by 1 additional point each turn until healed or repaired.

For example, two adventurers decide to arm wrestle, engaging in an opposed [[Strength]] ability test:
  - Start with one adventurer's, the Attacker's, current [[Strength]] from -10 to 0 to +10, for this example +3
  - The Attacking player rolls 2d6-2d6 to determine their circumstance or luck modifier from -10 to 0 to +10
    - The Attacking player rolls -5, making their current result -2
  - Modify the result by any other circumstance modifiers the Guide provides
   - The Guide applies no penalty (-10 to -1) and no bonus (+1 to +10) modifiers.
  - The Attacker's Degree of Success would be a final value from -10 to 0 to +10, in this case -2.
  - Next, take the Defender's current [[Strength]] from -10 to 0 to +10, for this example +1
  - The Defending player rolls 2d6-2d6 to determine their circumstance or luck modifier from -10 to 0 to +10
    - The Defending player rolls -4, making their current result -3
  - Modify the result by any other circumstance modifiers the Guide provides
   - The Guide applies no penalty (-10 to -1) and no bonus (+1 to +10) modifiers.
  - The Attacker had the higher result (-2) over the Defender's (-3) - the Attacker wins the round, moving the Defender's arm a little closer to the table.
  - However, the Attacker result was lower than 0, so the attacker loses 2 points of Strength Reserve from the effort to win the round.
  - The Defender loses 3 points of Strength reserve and lost the round, inching closer to defeat.

If the Degree of Success is 0 to +10, then that Strength test succeeded.

In the example, a result of +5 is a success.

If the Degree of Success was -10 to -1, then that many points are removed from the current Strength Reserve.

In the example, if the player had rolled -5 on the dice, with a Strength of +3, the result would be a -2, a failure.

If the Degree of Success was -10, then an additional 1 point of Strength Reserve is removed per turn until healed.

If the player rolled -5 on the dice, with a Strength of +3, the result of -2 would mean 2 points of Strength Reserve Damage would be counted off.

Each 10 points of Strength Reserve lost will also incur a Strength score loss of 1 point as well.

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