{"id":478,"date":"2026-08-23T16:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=478"},"modified":"2026-08-23T16:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T14:35:25","password":"","slug":"difficulty","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/en\/3d6\/difficulty\/","title":{"rendered":"Difficulty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minimum number of successes required to complete a test depends on the action\u2019s difficulty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The difficulty is measured from 0 to 4 (4 being the standard human maximum) and is determined by the GM on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Higher difficulty levels can only be overcome with Power factors, which vary according to the type of universe you are playing in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should clearly distinguish between difficulty and advantages\/disadvantages. Difficulty is related to the complexity of the action itself, and disadvantages\/advantages represent secondary elements that influence the situation (the circumstances). Same for rerolls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Difficulty of the action<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>Number of successes needed<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Easy<\/td><td>To steer a ship, to observe the behavior of a bird<\/td><td>1 success<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Average<\/td><td>Dive from a rocky peak into the sea, follow a trail<\/td><td>2 successes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Difficult<\/td><td>Hiding from a monstrous predator, deciphering an unknown language<\/td><td>3 successes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Extreme<\/td><td>Riding a dragon, targeting a tank&rsquo;s weak point to destroy it in one hit.<\/td><td>4 successes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Superhuman<\/td><td>Lifting a tank.<\/td><td>5 successes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amazing<\/td><td>To make a desert bloom.<\/td><td>6 successes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heroic<\/td><td>Stopping a giant meteorite.<\/td><td>7 successes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Legendary<\/td><td>To bring someone back to life.<\/td><td>8 successes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mythical<\/td><td>Going back in time.<\/td><td>9 successes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Divine<\/td><td>Killing a god, altering the molecular composition of the universe<\/td><td>10 successes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note that difficult tests are truly difficult. A character with a rather low ability score has virtually no chance of succeeding at a difficult action. The character in question must find tricks, allies, or ideas to gain an advantage, or use Power factors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The minimum number of successes required to complete a test depends on the action\u2019s difficulty. The difficulty is measured from 0 to 4 (4 being the standard human maximum) and is determined by the GM on a case-by-case basis. Higher difficulty levels can only be overcome with Power factors, which vary according to the type [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[37],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-478","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-mechanics"],"year_month":"2026-08","word_count":220,"total_views":"3","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"admin","author_nicename":"admin-2","author_url":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/author\/admin-2\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Mechanics","term_url":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/en\/3d6-category\/mechanics\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479,"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/478\/revisions\/479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=478"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3d6.ovh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}