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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 8790337" data-attributes="member: 6779310">In 1st Ed...you have a budget of failed social rolls, called "tolerance" before they stop listening. You have a  number of required successes to accomplish various levels of beneficial outcomes; possibly on multiple different goal tracks. Tolerance is generated from the suitable score; it is modified for racial animosities and situation.So, let's say you want Thranduil to let you travel the Elf-road, and to let you rent elf steeds. the first shouldn't be too hard... but the second? Insane. GM also adds "without sending guards..." Party has a leader of Valor 3, but has a dwarf, So tolerance is reduced by 1, so only two failures...GM creates two tracks:<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Successes</td><td>Road</td><td>Horses</td></tr><tr><td>0</td><td>No - go around</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>1-2</td><td>Yes, but with a delay and with a few Elf nannys, they keep any treasure.</td><td>Normal horses, increased cost</td></tr><tr><td>3-4</td><td>Sends a few warriors to report back; They take half of any treasures found</td><td>Normal horses, normal costs</td></tr><tr><td>5-7</td><td>Sure, guide/spy sent with, treasure share</td><td>Elf trained horses, normal costs for horses</td></tr><tr><td>8+</td><td>Send without guide</td><td>Elf-steeds, 2 TP each for non-wood-elves, 1 TP for each wood elf</td></tr></table>One could separate out the  supervision, or make it a counterpoint track by an opposing NPC... but with such low tolerance, the narrations better be good so the TNs get set lower. And keep the dwarf quiet...</blockquote>

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