Sun 03 Oct 2021, 14:15
The Tengwar icon should have been a Gandalf rune, so the rest of the rule is correct.
I think here an example would have helped to understand the application of the rule, but the format we chose didn't allow for that. So, some notes follow:
- In the game, Magical successes are 'invoked' by spending a point of Hope before a roll. This grants an auto success AND a result beyond mortal means. So, a player can actually say they're going to cross the river walking on a single rope, or run on fresh snow, or rapidly jump on a high branch of a tree, etc. Rolling Tengwars on the Success dice adds flourish to what is already an almost impossible feat, and allows to 'buy' special successes, as usual.
- When High Elves with Skill of the Eldar roll a Gandalf, they achieve an auto success (as per the Gandalf roll and Magical result rule) AND are allowed to describe the superhuman consequences of their feat after the roll. And this EVERY time they get a Gandalf on a Skill roll, no Hope expenditure required. Based on your roll ratio, this may happen quite often (especially with Favoured rolls).
Francesco