Example Action Roll¶

Aliyah's warrior Tabby is trying to run across a narrow parapet to stop a mage who's raining spellfire down on her party's GM, Stella, tells Aliyah to make an Agility Roll with a Difficulty of 15. Tabby has a +2 Agility, so Aliyah rolls the Duality Dice, adds 2d6 (her primary weapon's damage die), then adds a +2 modifier from Agility) to get her total.

Here are examples of the five possible results of her roll:

Failure with Fear¶

Aliyah rolls 3 on the Hope Die and 8 on the Fear Die, then adds 2 from her Agility for a result of 13 with Fear. 13 is below the roll's Difficulty. Stella gains Fear and, because Aliyah passes tells it to her on a failure, describes the mage making an attack roll in response to Tabby's manoeuvre. The attack is successful, so the mage knocks her off the parapet with a blast of magical fire and deals damage. Tabby crashes down to the ground below and must find a way back up if she plans to face the mage head-on again.

Failure with Hope¶

Aliyah rolls 6 on the Hope Die and 3 on the Fear Die, then adds 2 from her Agility. That's an 11 with Hope. 11 is below the roll's Difficulty, so on a failure, Stella makes a move, narrating that the mage sees Tabby coming and makes an attack, which succeeds. The mage's blast knocks Tabby off-balance, leaving her dangling from the parapet, her progress stalled and position precarious. Tabby gains a Hope, but her friends are still in the line of fire and might need to help her reach safety.

Success with Fear¶

Aliyah rolls 5 on the Hope Die and 9 on the Fear Die, then adds 2 from her Agility. That's a 16 with Fear, so it's a success. She immediately gains a Hope, but Aliyah tells the GM that she wants to describe how Tabby races across the parapet, dodging the mage's blasts. After her description, Stella takes over, saying that once Tabby has crossed, she faces her foe with magic—the mage reaches out with magic and crumbles the parapet behind Tabby, leaving her trapped and unable to move back to safety. At least the mage isn't attacking her friends, right?

Success with Hope¶

Aliyah rolls 10 on the Hope Die and 6 on the Fear Die, then adds 2 from her Agility. That's an 18 with Hope, so it's a success. She immediately gains a Hope, then Stella asks her to describe what it looks like as Tabby races across the parapet and interrupts the mage's assault on the party. Since Aliyah rolled a success with Hope, Stella asks what the players want to do next.

Critical Success¶

Aliyah rolls 8 on the Hope Die and 8 on the Fear Die. That's a critical success! Tabby immediately gains a Hope and clears a Stress. Stella offers Aliyah a choice of two extra benefits—she can deal damage to the mage or gain advantage on her next roll against the mage. Aliyah describes how Tabby races across the parapet and lands a solid blow on the mage, not just stopping their attacks on the party, but dealing weapon damage as well. Since a critical success counts as a success with Hope, Stella asks the players what they want to do next.