Head Count

The only thing you have to remember is that the number of "heads" results you get in any toss is the final number of successes your character achieves.

How Many Coins?
Use the following formula.


 * +1 Coin &mdash; Default
 * +1 Coin &mdash; For every Defining Trait that comes into play in this circumstance
 * +1 Coin &mdash; If a Breed Ability or Magical technique is being used
 * +2 Coins &mdash; If a Breed or Guild-bestowed skill is being used
 * +1 Coin &mdash; If a secondary skill is being used

This formula results in a character throwing at least 1, and possibly 5 or more coins to determine the success of a single action. After the coins are tossed, the total number of "heads" results is tallied. This result is the number of successes, or Head Count.

Difficulty Table
The Conductor will set a Difficulty for every unopposed action, which will give you the number of successes needed for the action.

The following is a guideline for how many successes you would need for a given task. In general you only need to toss your coins around if it will dramatically impact the story.


 * 1 Success Needed : Average &mdash; any schmoe should be able to do it
 * 2 Successes Needed : Moderate &mdash; a moderately skilled person can do it
 * 3 Successes Needed : Hard &mdash; a professional is needed
 * 4 Successes Needed : Daunting &mdash; difficult even for professionals
 * 5 Successes or more : Epic &mdash; the stuff of legends