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I tried running Winsome yesterday and found myself confused by this note under the Risk heading:

Add +1 to a relevant resource (or luck) for each time your chance exceeds a fate, then Resolve the outcome & lose -1 for anytime your chance was matched or beaten by a fate.

I'm not sure I understand. If I roll a Weak Hit (chance die exceeds one fate die but is beaten by the second), do I add +1 to a resource, subtract -1 to a resource, or add nothing as my chance both exceeded and was beaten by one die?

el Stiko2 years ago (1 edit)

Good point! The text could probably benefit from a further clarification. You should gain a benefit befitting the fictional premise of the roll, then decide what happens and reduce an appropriate resource - so if you choose the same resource, they would absolutely cancel out. It's closer to the changing spirit of the game if you win some and then lose some(thing else), though! It's up to you if you prefer your story to have a "nothing happens" state, but that doesn't propel the fiction forward.

pastorDM2 years ago

Ah, that makes sense! Thanks!

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