a question about skill rolls

[galafrone]

Hi, last night we were playing a Pulp Chtulhu session (the 2 headed serpents) and i called for a HARD pistol roll to hit a target outside the regular range of a pistol

let's say the investigator had 100% in pistol

a hard rolls means he has to roll under half of his skill (he need to get a hard success).

how do you calculate the hard/extreme success in a hard roll ?

if the skill has to be halved (100/2) you calculate that a normal hit requires a 50 or less, a hard success a 25 or less and an extreme a 10 or less ?

or the hard/extreme percentages remain the same of the 100 skill base ? (so basically any result is automatically a hard success and the extreme is 20 anyway) ?

thanks for the results

tommy

[Grimmshade]

If I understand your question correctly, is you call for a Hard Success, then the results remain the same. So Hard is what they need (50% of skill), and Extreme success is the same 20%.

[DreadDomain]

5 hours ago, galafrone said:

or the hard/extreme percentages remain the same of the 100 skill base ? (so basically any result is automatically a hard success and the extreme is 20 anyway) ?

¸Based on the last sentence on page 112 of the Keeper's guide, I believe this is the correct interpretation. You do not recalculate your Hard and Extreme results but on a very long range shot, you do not impale on an extreme success but on a critical (otherwise, every long range hit would be an impale).

[galafrone]

Thanks to both

yes, my question was this one: When the gm calls for a HARD task, it just means the investigator has to roll under the 50% of his skill, it doesnt reduce the skill to half of its original value.

So the result of a HARD task roll, it will always be a HARD success (or extreme,  or critical). 

and the result of an EXTREME task roll, will always be an EXTREME success (or critical), nothing less.

thanks

tommaso

[DreadDomain]

10 hours ago, galafrone said:

Thanks to both

yes, my question was this one: When the gm calls for a HARD task, it just means the investigator has to roll under the 50% of his skill, it doesnt reduce the skill to half of its original value.

So the result of a HARD task roll, it will always be a HARD success (or extreme,  or critical). 

and the result of an EXTREME task roll, will always be an EXTREME success (or critical), nothing less.

thanks

tommaso

Yes, this is also my understanding.