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Message: <blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 9743631" data-attributes="member: 86653">If I'm understanding the question, I think you're skipping over stuff you don't need to in your examples. That is to say, rolling for goal or intent doesn't mean one roll to rule them all. You can still break things into discreet steps, they're just more involved than a single task. The game that comes to mind is HeroQuest 2E or QuestWorlds. One of the resolution methods is basically roll to resolve the scene, your B option from the bottom of your post. But even that isn't "PC stands in front of the castle wanting an audience to ask the king for troops...okay, now make one roll to resolve everything between now the ultimate victory or defeat in the inevitable final battle to save the kingdom months from now." So in... Example Scenario A: The PC wants to sneak into a walled compound, break into a locked office, and steal documents containing compromising information they can use to blackmail a rival NPC. A goal or intent roll would be one roll covering the sneaking part (goal: get to the office), one roll covering the breaking into the office part (goal: breaking into the office), one roll to find the documents (goal: find the documents), and one roll to sneak back out part. Whether those documents actually contain any blackmail-worthy info is entirely a separate question. Task rolls would be 1) sneak through this part of the castle, 2) sneak by these guards, 3) navigate the castle, 4) sneak to the office, 5) pick the lock on the door, 6) search the office, 7) search the desk for traps...etc. For me it's this one. Do as much of the roleplaying as possible, get to the peak of the tension, then roll it. But I do prefer a bit more rolling most times. Instead of one roll for the whole journey, it would be one roll for each of the 3-4 legs of the journey. If you're familiar with Draw Steel, the negotiations and montages are where I'd settle in.</blockquote>

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