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{| {{prettytable|1=font-size:95%;</includeonly>}}
{| {{prettytable}}
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! Roll Needed Description||% Chance
! Chance of Success Description || % Chance of Success
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| you can only fail if you are horribly unlucky||~99% (will only fail on a fumble)
| you can only fail if you are horribly unlucky || ~99% (will only fail on a fumble)
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| <noinclude>you should be able to ensorcell it </noinclude>easily enough, barring bad luck||90+%
| you should be able to <service> it easily enough, barring bad luck || 90+%
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| the odds are on your side<noinclude> to successfully complete the ensorcellment</noinclude>||75+%
| the odds are on your side to successfully complete the <service> || 75+%
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| <noinclude>you are </noinclude>more likely than not to succeed<noinclude> on your cast</noinclude>, but<noinclude> you will</noinclude> need some luck||55+%
| you are more likely than not to succeed on your cast, but you will need some luck || 55+%
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| <noinclude>this ensorcellment will be </noinclude>difficult, but possible||35+%
| this <service> will be difficult, but possible || 35+%
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| <noinclude>this ensorcellment will be </noinclude>very difficult||15+%
| this <service> will be very difficult || 15+%
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| <noinclude>that this ensorcellment will be </noinclude>nearly impossible||1+%
| this <service> will be nearly impossible || 1+%
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| you will likely need a miracle<noinclude> to complete this ensorcellment</noinclude>||Need an open roll
| you will likely need a miracle to complete this <service> || needs an open roll
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| <noinclude>this ensorcellment is </noinclude>completely beyond your abilities||0%
| this <service> is completely beyond your abilities || 0%
|}
|}<section end=difficulty chart />


A single additional roll, called the open roll, occurs on d100 results of 1 and 100. A fumble is a result of 1 on both rolls.
<section begin=miracle />When an item '''needs a miracle''', the <noinclude>sorcerer</noinclude><includeonly>wizard</includeonly> must roll a 100 on the attempt, after which another [[d100]] roll is made to add to the first result. The chance of successfully <noinclude>ensorcelling</noinclude><includeonly>enchanting</includeonly> a miracle item is between approximately .01-.99%.<section end=miracle />


{| {{prettytable}}
===Attempts===

From best to worst, here are the rolls possible on any permanent ensorcell attempt:
<section begin=attempt table />
{| {{prettytable<includeonly>|1=font-size:95%;</includeonly>}}
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! Roll Result Description||Result
! Roll Result Description || Result
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| You make an astoundingly good attempt!||High open roll
| You make an astoundingly good attempt! || high open roll
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| You make an outstanding attempt!||90+
| You make an outstanding attempt! || 90+
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| You make an excellent attempt!||80+
| You make an excellent attempt! || 80+
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| You make a good attempt!||70+
| You make a good attempt! || 70+
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| You make a decent attempt.||60+
| You make a decent attempt. || 60+
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| You make an okay attempt.||50+
| You make an okay attempt. || 50+
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| You make a passable attempt.||40+
| You make a passable attempt. || 40+
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| You make a questionable attempt.||30+
| You make a questionable attempt. || 30+
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| You make a poor attempt!||20+
| You make a poor attempt! || 20+
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| You make a very poor attempt!||10+
| You make a very poor attempt! || 10+
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| You make a horribly poor attempt!||1+
| You make a horribly poor attempt! || 1+
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| You make an astoundingly inept attempt!||Low open roll
| You make an astoundingly inept attempt! || low open roll
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| <noinclude>You make the most horribly incompetent attempt possible!</noinclude><includeonly>Something doesn't seem right...</includeonly> ||Fumble
| You make the most horribly incompetent attempt possible! || fumble
|}
|}<section end=attempt table />

Latest revision as of 04:11, 8 January 2022

Chance of Success Description % Chance of Success
you can only fail if you are horribly unlucky ~99% (will only fail on a fumble)
you should be able to <service> it easily enough, barring bad luck 90+%
the odds are on your side to successfully complete the <service> 75+%
you are more likely than not to succeed on your cast, but you will need some luck 55+%
this <service> will be difficult, but possible 35+%
this <service> will be very difficult 15+%
this <service> will be nearly impossible 1+%
you will likely need a miracle to complete this <service> needs an open roll
this <service> is completely beyond your abilities 0%

A single additional roll, called the open roll, occurs on d100 results of 1 and 100. A fumble is a result of 1 on both rolls.

Roll Result Description Result
You make an astoundingly good attempt! high open roll
You make an outstanding attempt! 90+
You make an excellent attempt! 80+
You make a good attempt! 70+
You make a decent attempt. 60+
You make an okay attempt. 50+
You make a passable attempt. 40+
You make a questionable attempt. 30+
You make a poor attempt! 20+
You make a very poor attempt! 10+
You make a horribly poor attempt! 1+
You make an astoundingly inept attempt! low open roll
You make the most horribly incompetent attempt possible! fumble