Rolling

When characters take an action in LoT they often need to make a roll to see how well they do. This will almost always include the roll modifier from a skill or attribute. 

Attribute modifiers are equal to the attribute -5. 

• I.E. a character with 10 Vigor has +5 to all vigor rolls. 

Skill modifiers start at -5 plus the modifier of the related attribute, and increase by 1 for every 10 skill points in the skill. 

• I.E. a character with 10 vigor and 50 unarmed with have +5 to all rolls using all unarmed attacks.

Critical Threshold

Each attribute and skill has its own Critical Threshold (CT).

The base CT for each attribute and skill starts at 20.

If a character rolls a natural 20 the roll is a critical and is increased by 5. This does not mean they succeed an impossible task, but improves the likelihood of success and can grant additional benefits. 

• In combat this allows you to deal additional damage, see Combat and Initiative for more information.

• When using a skill such as alchemy this can have a variety of effects depending on the skill, perks, and situation. 

The CT for each attribute decreases by 1 if you have 10 points in that attribute and by an additional 1 if you have 15 in that attribute. 

The CT for all skills is equal to your fortune CT before any modifiers, such as perks. 

No CT can go below 16.