Assumed Task Difficulty

[First Age]

Page 56 states:

MAKING CHECKS
To make a check, the Traveller rolls 2D and includes
any appropriate Dice Modifiers (DM). If the total is 8 or
more, the Traveller succeeds.

It might be worth emphasising that if the rules text does not state a difficulty then assume that the Task is of Average difficulty. Often (well, in the Actions section p.160) a task is stated without difficulty. Either affirm the default more clearly, or always add in the difficulty to be clear.

 

[Rockymountainnavy]

It gets mentioned several times. For me the real important one is on p. 59 which defaults the system to Average checks unless otherwise specified.

Making Checks (p. 56) - To make a check, the Traveller rolls 2D and includes any appropriate Dice Modifiers (DM). If the total is 8 or more, the Traveller succeeds.

Making Checks - Skill Checks (p. 57) - To summarise; To make a normal (Average) skill check, a Traveller rolls 2D + his Skill Level + his Characteristic DM + any other relevant DMs, and must get a total of 8 or more to succeed.

Task Difficulties (p. 58) - Some tasks are easier or harder to complete than others and so far we have just looked at Average checks that need 8+ to succeed. When the referee decides a task should be either easier or harder, he may change the target number needed to succeed.

Task Difficulties (p. 59) - Note that if no difficulty is listed for a check, you can always assume it is Average (8+).

Combat - Significant Actions - Attack (p. 71) - The Traveller then makes an appropriate skill check and, as normal for any Average skill check, if he scores 8+, the attack is successful and damage is dealt to the target...

 

[anselyn]

It gets mentioned several times. For me the real important one is on p. 59 which defaults the system to Average checks unless otherwise specified.

Reading through in order - this was my first observation: the default 8+ = Average difficulty is not made clear enough soon enough.

Task Difficulties (p. 59) - Note that if no difficulty is listed for a check, you can always assume it is Average (8+).

This should be on the first page - under Making Checks.

 

[hdan]

Task Difficulties (p. 59) - Note that if no difficulty is listed for a check, you can always assume it is Average (8+).

This should be on the first page - under Making Checks.

Yes, very much so.