For your reference, here is an index of Tests, sorted by the order you might want to use them, and an index of the pages that they are found on.
|
I want to… |
Test |
Typical Dice Rolled |
Page |
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Argue over the price of something. |
Haggle |
Haggling vs. Haggling |
137 |
|
Attack from surprise. |
Ambush |
Speed vs. Sixth Sense |
127 |
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Bend a bar. |
Strength |
Strength vs. difficulty |
150 |
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Bribe someone. |
Bribe |
Bribery vs. Will |
132 |
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Browbeat someone for information. |
Interrogate |
varies |
140 |
|
Cast a spell. |
Casting |
Mind, Wizard Trait vs. difficulty |
195, 133 |
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Catch someone who’s running away. |
Chase |
Speed vs. Speed |
133 |
|
Change someone’s mind. |
Influence |
Charisma, skill vs. difficulty & Will |
139 |
|
Chat with folks, learn what’s news. |
Gossip |
varies |
137 |
|
Cheat at gambling. |
Gamble |
Gambling vs. Gambling |
136 |
|
Entertain a crowd. |
Perform |
Performing skill vs. difficulty |
145 |
|
Fight in a war. |
Warfare |
varies |
152 |
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Find out how much something is worth. |
Appraisal |
Mind, Career vs. difficulty |
128 |
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Find out where they sell something I want. |
Availability |
Area Size vs. difficulty |
129 |
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Find somebody who can do something I need done. |
Availability |
Area Size vs. difficulty |
129 |
|
Find something hidden. |
Search |
Mind, Criminology, Observation vs. Mind, Camouflage |
149 |
|
Fix something. |
Repair |
craft skill vs. difficulty |
147 |
|
Forage for food in the wilderness. |
Foraging |
Mind, Survival vs. difficulty |
135 |
|
Gamble. |
Gamble |
Gambling vs. Gambling |
136 |
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Get “the word on the street.” |
Gossip |
varies |
137 |
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Get my spell points back, without sleeping. |
Meditation |
Meditation vs. difficulty |
145 |
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Get the drop on someone. |
Ambush |
Speed vs. Sixth Sense |
127 |
|
Hear something. |
Listen |
Mind, Observation vs. difficulty |
144 |
|
Hide. |
Hide |
Mind, Camouflage, Stealth vs. Mind and Observation |
138 |
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Hit someone with my weapon. |
To-Hit |
Speed, Weapon skill vs. Speed, defense |
170, 151 |
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Hunt for food. |
Foraging |
Mind, Survival vs. difficulty |
135 |
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Jump a great distance. |
Jump |
Body, Jumping |
141 |
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Keep my allies from fleeing or routing. |
Leadership |
Charisma, Leadership vs. difficulty |
143 |
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Know if someone’s telling me the truth. |
Bluff |
Mind, Charisma, Fast-Talk vs. Mind and Psychology |
131 |
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Lead some folks into battle. |
Leadership |
Charisma, Leadership vs. difficulty |
143 |
|
Lie to someone. |
Bluff |
Mind, Charisma, Fast-Talk vs. Mind and Psychology |
131 |
|
Lift a gate. |
Strength |
Strength vs. difficulty |
150 |
|
Live off the land. |
Foraging |
Mind, Survival vs. difficulty |
135 |
|
Look something up in a library. |
Research |
Mind, Research vs. difficulty |
147 |
|
Make someone do something. |
Influence |
Charisma, skill vs. difficulty & Will |
139 |
|
Make something. |
Build |
Craft skill vs. difficulty |
132 |
|
Move silently. |
Sneak |
Stealth vs. difficulty |
149 |
|
Pick a lock. |
Lockpicking |
Dexterity, Lock-Picking vs. difficulty |
144 |
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Pick someone’s pocket. |
Pickpocket |
Dexterity, Pickpocket, Sleight of Hand vs. Mind, Observation |
145 |
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Play dumb, pretend I don’t know something I do. |
Bluff |
Mind, Charisma, Fast-Talk vs. Mind and Psychology |
131 |
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Remember something that my Character should know but I don’t. |
Know |
Mind vs. difficulty |
142 |
|
Repair something |
Repair |
craft skill vs. difficulty |
147 |
|
Resist pain. |
Resolve |
Will, Resolve vs. damage dice |
148 |
|
Resist supernatural fear. |
Fear |
Will, Resolve vs. difficulty |
134 |
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Run away. |
Chase |
Speed vs. Speed |
133 |
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See if I know something. |
Know |
Mind vs. difficulty |
142 |
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See something. |
Spot |
Mind, Observation vs. difficulty |
150 |
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Smell something. |
Smell |
Mind, Observation vs. difficulty |
149 |
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Sneak past someone. |
Sneak |
Stealth vs. difficulty |
149 |
|
Torture someone. |
Interrogate |
varies |
140 |
|
Use a gun. |
Spark |
Spark dice vs. conditions |
177, 149 |
|
Use a machine. |
Reliability |
reliability dice vs. difficulty |
146 |
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Use my mighty strength. |
Strength |
Strength vs. difficulty |
150 |
|
Walk a long distance. |
Travel |
Body, Hiking vs. difficulty |
151 |
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Work a crowd, picking random pockets for quick funds. |
Pickpocket |
Dexterity, Pickpocket, Sleight of Hand vs. Mind, Observation |
145 |