Aspect Checks are the primary way most actions are resolved. Whether you're trying to sneak past a guard, decipher magical writing, hit an enemy, or climb a cliff, you’ll roll a number of d4s based on your character’s Aspect value.

To make an Aspect Check:

• 🎯 Describe what you're doing and how
• 🧠 GM identifies the Aspect (e.g., Agility for climbing, Insight for investigation)
• 🎲 Roll a number of d4s equal to that Aspect’s value, minus your Action Load
• ➕ Add all rolled dice together
• 📏 Compare your total to the Difficulty Class (DC)

✅ If your total meets or beats the DC, you succeed.

If your Aspect value − Action Load is 0 or less, you cannot initiate a check with that Aspect.

However, if the GM calls for a roll, you always roll at least 1d4, even if your Aspect is 0 or negative.

💡 Example: Your Insight is 0, so you can’t initiate an investigation. But if the GM asks you to roll Insight, you still roll 1d4.

On your turn:

• Subtract your current 🌀 Action Load from the Aspect value
• If the result is positive, you may roll
• Add 1 to your Action Load afterward

Outside your turn:

• Most checks ignore Action Load
• Exceptions may apply (e.g., Conditions or GM discretion)

A higher roll can yield stronger results:

• Climb faster
• Find extra clues
• Impress more people

Failure might still reveal partial information or result in new complications. Make success and failure narratively meaningful.

Multiple characters can attempt a task together. Each rolls separately, and the GM may:

• Use the highest result
• Add up the combined total
• Grant a flat bonus or Advantage per helper (e.g., +2)

Some Team Actions allow spending dice on another player's turn for stronger assistance.