04 Dice Pool Construction

4. Dice Pool Construction

Dice Pool Construction defines how you assemble dice for a test.

To make a test:

1. Declare intent (Section 2.3)
2. Select relevant Tags (Section 6)
3. Add each selectedTag’s Aspect Die (Section 3)
4. Add relevant Gear dice (Section 9)
5. Add Environment dice (if any; framed in Section 13)
6. Add Support dice (Sections 7.6 and 8; costs per Section 10.3)
7. Add Condition dice (negative) if any apply (Section 11)
8. Add mandatory d20 Fate Die (Section 2.1)
9. Roll all dice
10. Read results using Section 5 (Dice Results and Bands)

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4.1 Example

For practical examples, see Appendix A (e.g., Ready to use examples.md).