FoRKs

Burning Wheel First Reading
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I searched this up, but couldn’t thind an answer, so here I am! :smiley:

  1. Can you FoRK multiple skills for a single test?
  2. Can you FoRK in Duel of Wits, Range and Cover and Fight!
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  1. Yes.
  2. Yes. Most test-like things in BW are tests, and subject to these - rolling body of argument for the DoW, for example.
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But do remember that you can’t FoRK into stat tests, only skill tests. So even if you have Wrestling-wise, a Power test for a Lock still doesn’t get a FoRK.

4

You can fork into that roll!? Wow, I didn’t realize that. Could you also do so in BWR?

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I don’t have the books, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Remember, you could FoRK into rolling your weapon skill in Fight! (back when it had an exclamation mark). It’s all about justification. If you’re arguing with your neighbor about fences, Fences-wise will give you a stronger argument that good fences will, in fact, make you better neighbors.

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Looking at it the other way, would you have been surprised to find that rolling body of argument would be affected by wound penalties?

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Just make sure your FoRKs are written into your statement of purpose.