5. Outcomes

When you roll for a skill or trick, there are four possible outcomes: Glitch, Fade, Success, and Cool Success.

Universal Outcomes

Each trick's specific outcomes chart is modeled after the universal outcomes chart shown below. It shows how to determine if a result is a Cool Success, Success, Fade, or Glitch. The GM should also use this chart to adjudicate improvised tricks when they arise.

For the purpose of determining outcomes, treat the range from 2 - 7 as a Trivial DL and 39+ as an Impossible DL. This framework allows for a Fade on an Easy (8) DL, a Glitch on a Moderate (14) DL, and a Cool Success on an Extreme (32) DL.

Rolling double 10s on 2d10 automatically results in a Cool Success.

Outcome	Roll	Description
Cool Success	Over the DL range	The task was completed successfully and with an extra benefit
Success	Hits the DL range	The task was completed successfully
Fade	Falls in the DL range one level lower	The task was completed successfully but with a complication
Glitch	Falls in the DL range two or more levels lower	The task failed with a complication

Trick Outcomes

When you use a trick included in these rules, you should use the specific outcomes chart included in its description. Each trick has its own outcomes chart but the structure of the four outcomes always follows the universal outcomes shown above. As an example, the outcomes chart for the Persuade (Haggle) signature trick is shown below.

Outcome	Description
Glitch	You get 20% worse price and their [Attitude] worsens
Fade	You get 20% better price and their [Attitude] worsens
Success	You get 20% better price
Cool Success	You get 20% better price and a [Gift]

For example, a player rolls Persuade (Haggle) with a DL of Moderate (14). After applying bonuses, their roll results in a 15. This is a Success because the result falls inside the DL range for Moderate (14), which is 14-19.