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Old 05-17-2022, 01:38 PM   #11
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Default Re: Reading GURPS rules more closely: climbing roll failure

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Originally Posted by Pursuivant View Post
An automatic fall if you blow a Climbing roll is harsh but realistic.
Not really because, as I said above, it means that either you progress upward or you fall. Whereas, when you climb, there are many moments during which you don't succeed to go upward: search for new catches, need to search a new path, to stop and rest during a little while, and so on.

And sometimes, you just realize that you cannot go higher, give up, and go back down. You didn't succeed, but didn't fall however.
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