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Hi again Efan, I'm answering you here because I think it's more of a errata than a question, how does the advantage and disadvantage work when it comes to flipping coins? I have checked the document and it only mentions when it is used and in which situations but it doesn't explain how it works.

Heyo! Thanks for the question! Gonna note this too.

Basically think of it as a d6 roll of advantage or disadvantage. If you have advantage, flip again, and if you get a single success you succeed. Disadvantage is the opposite way, and reduces your advantage by 1 per stage of disadvantage.

Say I do +3 advantage with my weapon, but because of something, I also have 1 disadvantage. That reduces to 2 advantage, meaning I flip two coins, and if any of them are heads, I succeed.

On the flip side (lol), if I have 0 advantage on a weapon, but now have 1 disadvantage, I flip 2 coins, and if any of them are failures, I do not succeed.

I need to go back and explain this because I can easily see how this can be confusing without a proper explanation. Thank you for your patience! <3

Don't worry, I really like your work and the GRIM setting has hooked me since I read the preface. If I may make a suggestion about what you just explained, I can think of another way to approach it. You see, as the system is based on D2 rolls, the advantage could be successes that make up for failures and in the case of the disadvantage it would be the opposite, failures that make up for successes, for example if I want to attack a group of Walking Graves and due to the situation I have a disadvantage of 1 and I roll 3 dices, let's imagine that I have 2 successes and 1 failure, then that 1 of disadvantage would turn one of my successes into a failure and in the opposite case if I have an advantage of 1, then that failure I get in the roll would be a success. This way you separate the re-roll mechanic as if it were a new opportunity to try your luck and the case of advantages and disadvantages as something more inherent to the situation of the PJs. I hope my idea helps you to continue with this great project!

Thanks so much; I really love the setting too; the expansion that’ll release when it’s ready will be right up your alley then! And I’ll definitely give that some thought. That’s an interesting concept. Hrm. Thanks so much! <3