Total is based on what you rolled - so in this case it would be 8. Inverse effects don’t change the original total.
Thanks for answering! I think the part explaining Inverse Effect may have confused me a little, but having read the entire book I now see the separation of Total and Effect more clearly (and also understand the Dark Knight class more lol). Again, sorry for bothering you with the question. I only recently became a fan of your games, but I also wanted to thank you for all the time you dedicated to developing the game and also in the development log posts. I'm eagerly awaiting your next releases ^^