Attribute Rolls

Certain circumstances might grant advantage, or disadvantage, on an attribute roll or on the damage roll of an attack. These could be the result of a creature's traits and features, or given out at the Plot Twister's discretion.

Having advantage means you make the roll twice, and take the highest result. If you have multiple advantages, you make the roll thrice instead.

Having disadvantage means you make the roll twice, and take the lowest result. If you have multiple disadvantages, you make the roll thrice instead.

If you have both advantages and disadvantages, they cancel out. For example, if you have 3 advantages and 2 disadvantages, the 2 disadvantages cancel 2 of your 3 advantages, so you have a total of 1 advantage. In that example, you would roll twice and take the highest result.

Rules tip: Advantages on attacks

If you have advantages or disadvantages on the attack, you make the entire roll twice (or thrice with multiple advantages or disadvantages).

Since damage die can explode when you roll their maximum value, each of those rolls can, individually, include explosions.

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For example: the shotgun deals 2d4! damage. A shotgun attack with advantage might look something like this:

In this example, both rolls had explosions, but because the first roll is higher overall, the attack deals 11 damage.

When an ability allows you to make a reroll, you make the roll again, and must use the new result even if it is worse. If the original roll had advantages or disadvantages, so does the reroll.

If the original roll was an attribute roll, you must choose whether or not to reroll before choosing whether or not to Push your Luck.

Critical Success. Whenever a dice is rolled, if you roll the maximum value for that dice, this is called a critical success.

Critical Failure. Whenever a dice is rolled, if you roll a 1, this is called a critical failure.

What happens on a critical success or a critical failure depends on what the roll was for. See the sections for how to design a roll, and for attacks, for more detail.

At the end of each game session, and before you take a break if your session lasts long enough for one, the players vote for one player to receive "inspiration". A player cannot vote for themselves, and if the vote is tied, the Plot Twister breaks the tie by adding their vote. When a player receives inspiration, if another player already had unused inspiration, the previous inspiration is lost.

After you or a creature you can see makes an attribute roll or a damage roll, you can spend your inspiration to force a reroll.

Note

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The criteria used for the vote is left up to the players:

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Good roleplay, having made clutch moves in combat, or a pity-inspiration for someone who's been having a really bad day, are all perfectly valid reasons to give someone inspiration.

When a player pushes their luck and fails, here are some examples of negative consequences the Plot Twister can default to. The Plot Twister can roll to randomly select one mishap, or select one that fits the current situation.

If, based on the current situation, the Plot Twister can come up with more interesting mishaps that tie into the narrative, it is usually better to do such instead of using these tables.

The mishaps are divided into three tables: one with effects typically more appropriate for combat scenes, one with effects that tend to fit exploration scenes better, and one with effects most suited to negotiation scenes.