A Test resolves a simple question in the fiction. A Test is warranted for simple situations. Complicated ones are resolved with Contests and Challenges above. Usually, the framework for a Test is the player asking the GM a question. Here is an example:
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GM: Iris sits at a bar, admiring the assortment of liquor behind the bartender, when suddenly a drink is slid in front of her by Evan, an associate of hers with a less-than-stellar reputation.
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Iris’ Player: Can Iris identify the drink and if it might be doctored?
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GM: Possibly, does anything on your sheet give you Means?
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Iris’ Player: She has the quality: Impressive Extra-Sensory Perception?
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GM: Sure, that works. Roll a die 3+ or mark down Luck to succeed automatically.
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Iris’ Player: I’ll roll. That’s a 5, made it!
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GM: Iris gets a flash of Evan getting the drink from the bartender a few minutes, a sweet kind of concoction Evan thinks Iris might like, no tampering at all.
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==GM==: Iris sits at a bar, admiring the assortment of liquor behind the bartender, when suddenly a drink is slid in front of her by Evan, an associate of hers with a less-than-stellar reputation.
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==Iris’ Player==: Can Iris identify the drink and if it might be doctored?
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==GM==: Possibly, does anything on your sheet give you Means?
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==Iris’ Player==: She has the quality: Impressive Extra-Sensory Perception?
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==GM==: Sure, that works. Roll a die 3+ or mark down Luck to succeed automatically.
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==Iris’ Player==: I’ll roll. That’s a 5, made it!
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==GM==: Iris gets a flash of Evan getting the drink from the bartender a few minutes, a sweet kind of concoction Evan thinks Iris might like, no tampering at all.
