When an Adventurer tests an ability against nature or circumstance:

1. Attribute - Take the current Attribute for the Attribute being tested against
2. Random Circumstance - Roll 2d6-2d6 to determine the circumstance or luck modifier
3. Modifiers - The Guide may modify the current result by other non-random circumstances
4. Degree of Success - Combine the Attribute, the Dice Roll, and Modifiers to find the Degree of Success for the test

The Dice Roll provides a way to account for all of the many possible “good” or “bad” factors that might affect the Adventurer's luck attempting an action,

A gritty floor that loses traction, a distracting reflection, and countless other possible circumstances not worth making book after book of ruling over all wrap up into one roll to represent them all.

Non-random circumstances may also affect an Adventurer's action.

If the Guide determines that specific non-random circumstances of the encounter, and the action attempted, merit becoming part of Degree of Success, they may add or subtract as needed.

For example, an action occurs on a moonlit foggy night full of shifting close shadows, prompting the Guide to assess a -2 Modifier for the action attempted.

The Guide specifies the amounts and reasons, but should take care not to add more than +3 or subtract more than -3 without clear reason or justification to preserve fairness and balance.

The Degree of Success scale does not exceed the range of -10 to 0 to +10.

If the cumulative factors of Attribute, Skill, Dice, Modifiers, result in total that exceeds the range of -10 to +10, drop any additional points beyond the range.

Cap the success at +10 or the failure at -10.

A Degree of Success from 0 to +10 is a success and the attempted task is completed.

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

The normal consequence for a failed Unopposed Attribute Score Test is Attribute Reserve damage.

The Degree of Success from -10 to -1 represents the number of lost Attribute Reserve points.

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

For example, an unopposed Strength Attribute test:

1. Attribute - Start with the Adventurer's current Strength from -10 to 0 to +10, for this example +3
2. Random Circumstances - Roll 2d6-2d6 to determine how much random circumstances or luck may affect this action, from -10 to 0 to +10
   1. The player rolls +2, making the current result +5
3. Modifiers - The Guide may modify the result for any other non-random circumstances
4. The Guide applies no penalty (-10 to -1) and no bonus (+1 to +10) modifiers.
5. The Degree of Success would be a final value from -10 to 0 to +10
   1. The combined +3 Attribute, the +2 dice roll, and no additional bonuses or penalties from the Guide results in +5 Degree of Success for this task attempt.

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 results in a -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 and 2 points of Strength Reserve damage would be counted off.

If the Degree of Success results in -10, then the Adventurer continues to lose an additional 1 point of Strength Reserve per turn until healed.

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

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