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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Balesir" data-source="post: 6014610" data-attributes="member: 27160">All the boys but my Johnny are marching out of step, huh?On the contrary - the chances of beating that lock define what it really is and does in the game world. Whatever codswallop the descriptive text says, that probability dictates how that lock (when did it become a lock, BTW?) will work in the game world. I'll explain further with this very example, below.All that tells me is that you want the game to "talk a good talk" but don't really care when it comes to actually delivering any goods.Let's break that down. A pool of seven might typically come from an attribute of 3 and a skill of 4, or from an attribute of 4 and a skill of 3. So, this is either an individual of above average talent (Att.3) and very high level of skill (skill 4 - almost human maximum), or an individual of very pronounced talent (Att.4) and professional/competent level of skill (skill 3). And they could defeat an "off the shelf at home depot quality" lock 75% of the time. Really??This illustrates the problem; you don't seem to have a clear idea of what that "2 successes to defeat" lock actually means in the game world - and I very much doubt the players do, either. So, for all the information you've got, the GM might as well say "you're facing a wubblifuss with two bratzgurgle flustertins - what are you going to do?"</blockquote>