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From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: Dice Pools
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 1994 03:09:43 -0700
Peter Anderson asked:

> While preparing for a game, I reread the Dice Pool rules and came upon
>a question. In the Combat Pool section, the book makes specific note
>that if the successes from pool dice outnumber the successes from the
>skill test, the test is considered a failure.

> Is this the case with the other pools (Magic, Hacking, Control) or is
>this something specific to the Combat Pool?

No, this counts for Combat Pool dice used to resist damage only. However
for most resisted test, if your opponent gets more successes than you, you
will fail due to lack of successes.

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