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Also - Since some people may be having trouble understanding how it goes, here's two sets of example rolls - let's say from two test-runs done by Kotsume while she was doing the preparations for the race!
One actual test run using results from Orokos:
Part 1 - Earn trust or eat dust
D7 LM - Earn trust or eat dust - example roll. Animal Handling/ Awa, 1 CR, TN 15: 9d10o10k4 32 - Actually keeping 20 (12, 3, 3, 2). Pass with 1 CR.
Total from Part 1 = 16/2 = 10 Speed points + 2 Speed points from CR = 12 Speed points
Part 2 - Hold on tight or bid goodnight
D7 LM - Hold on tight or bid goodnight - Horsemanship/ Agility TN 15; Keeping (12, 3, 3, 2) = 20 from Part 1; falls on 15 or lower.: 4d10o10k3 34 - Passes and doesn't fall!
Total from Part 2 = 34 Speed points (no Raises called)
Part 3 - Blaze a trail to lose your tail
D7 LM - Blaze a trail to lose your tail. Hunting/ Perception, 1 CR, TN 20: 5d10o10k3 18 - She FAILS with 1 CR here;
Total from Part 3 = 0 Speed points (fail) - 3 Speed points (Fail with 1 CR) = -3 Speed points
Part 4 - Home straight, or sit and wait.
D7 LM - Home straight or sit and wait - example roll. Horsemanship/ Willpower TN 20: 4d10o10k3 29 - And she succeeds
total from Part 4 = 29 Speed points (success).
Grand total for the race:
Part 1: 12 Speed points +
Part 2: 34 Speed points +
Part 3: -3 Speed points +
Part 4: 29 Speed points = 72 Speed points!
And then another example - let's say this one happened after Kotsu had drunk too much of the soju she got from Susumu in the Wilderness Race!
Note it's possible, although unlikely, that someone may end the race with negative points!Part 1 - Earn trust or eat dust
Let's say Kotsu calls TWO RAISES, so TN 20, and gets a 14.
Total for Part 1: 14/2 = 7 Speed points - 5 Speed points for failing - 4 Speed points for failing with 2 CR = -2 Speed points))
Part 2 - Hold on tight or bid goodnight
Now let's say she fails here again - and miserably so, with a 9. That's 5 lower than her Part 1 roll, so she fails AND falls from the horse!
Let's say then she at least succeeds in her Athletics/ Reflexes roll when falling.
She would then have:
Total for Part 2: (9 Speed points - 5 speed points for failing) = 4 speed points; -10 speed points from falling without hurting herself = -6 Speed points
Part 3 - Blaze a trail to lose your tail
In this case, let's say she decided to go with the flow (rolling Raw Void with 1 CR, so TN 20) and got incredibly lucky with a 25.
She would then have:
Total for Part 3: (25/2 = 12.5 Speed points (Success) + 5 Speed points (1 CR)) = 17.5 Speed points.
Part 4 - Home straight - or sit and wait
Annoyed with her performance so far, she gets greedy while trying to gallop back quickly, calling 2 CR (so TN 30), but falls short with a 20.
Total for Part 4: (20/10 = 10 Speed points (fail) -4 Speed points (Fail with 2 CR)) = 6 Speed points
Her total for this second run would have been:
Part 1: -2 Speed points +
Part 2: -6 Speed points +
Part 3: 17.5 Speed points +
Part 4: 6 Speed points = 15.5 Speed points and a frustrated Ki-rin.
Hope this helps for any who may be having trouble understanding this one!