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== The Skill Test Guide ==

This document is intended to be a quick refernce file for making skill tests for a variety of situations.

=== Stealth Related Tests ===
==== Sneak ====
Description: Moving while remaining unnoticed 
Test: Stealth (Sneaking) (Open) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 (or as per Difficulty Number Table) 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Continuous 
Result: Each success add 1 to the target number for perception test. 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 95 

==== Sneak in Ultrasound Field ====
Description: Moving while inside the area of an ultrasound motion detector. Test must be made each turn. 
Test: Stealth (Sneaking) (Opposed) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: Motion Sensor Rating + As per situation +1 per extra 0.25 m/combat turn of speed 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Instant 
Result: Can move 0.5 meter in this combat turn (2 meters if carrying an ultrasound scrambler) 
Page Ref: SOTA pg. 99 

==== Hide (Concealment) ====
Description: Remaining hidden while stationary 
Test: Stealth (Hiding) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 (or As per Difficultly Number Table) 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Continuous 
Result: Each success add 1 to the target number for perception test. 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 95 

==== Pick Pocket/Palm Object (Opposed) ====
Description: Remove an object or place an object stealthily 
Test: Stealth (Pick Pocket) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: Targets Intelligence or as per Difficulty Number Table (inanimate targets) 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Instant 
Page Ref: -

==== Conceal Object ====
Description: Hide an object on a person or in a place 
Test: Stealth (Concealment) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 (or as per Difficulty Number Table) 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Instant 
Result: Every two successes increase the concealability of the object by 1 point to a maximum of +50% 
Page Ref: - 

=== Athletics Related Tests ===
==== Increase Running (Swimming) Speed ====
Description: Increase quickness for running speed 
Test: Athletics (Running) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Instant 
Result: Quickness increased by number of successes for purposes of determining running (swimming) speed 
Page Ref: SC pg 47 

==== Evade Attack ====
Description: Utilise erratic movements to defend against attack 
Test: Athletics (Evade) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Instant 
Ref: For each success gain one combat pool dice for this turn for the purpose of dodging only 
Page Ref: CC pg. 97 

==== Climb ====
Test: Athletics (Climbing) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: As per Climbing Table SC pg. 46 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: (Q+S)/8 for going up, 2*(Q+S)/2 going down 
Results: Increase movement by 1 m per combat turn 
Page Ref: SC pg. 44 

==== Escape Bonds ====
Description: Ability to slip out of ropes and handcuffs 
Test: Athletics (Escapology) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: Escape Artist Table (SC pg. 46) 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: (5 x target number for test) minutes 
Page Ref: SC pg. 46 

==== Jump ====
Test: Athletics (Jumping) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: Length (Running Horizontal]] 
2* Length/Height (Horizontal/Vertical) 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Instant 
Result: Running Horizontal (Quickness) m 
Standing Horizontal/Vertical (Quickness)/3 m 
Each Success adds 1 to effective quickness 
Page Ref: SC pg. 47 

==== Lift ====
Test: Strength 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: Athletics (Lifting) 
Target Number: Mass of object in kg/10 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Instant 
Result: Can lift 12 kg per strength point. For each success increase effective strength by 1 point. 
Page Ref: SC pg. 47 

==== Hold Breath ====
Test: Body 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: Athletics (Diving) 
Target Number: 4 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: Instant 
Result: Increase length of time to hold breath by 20% (3 turns) per success over the base time of 45 seconds (15 Turns) 
Page Ref: SC pg. 47 

=== Knowledge Related Tests ===
==== Recall Fact ====
Description: Remember a certain fact 
Test: Appropriate Knowledge Skill or Int +4 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: As per Knowledge Skill Table SR3 pg. 96 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: NA 
Base Time: NA 
Result: As per Knowledge Skill Table SR3 pg. 96 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 96 

==== Understand Foreigner/Concept ====
Description: Understand concept in foreign language or even difficult concept in own language 
Test: Language Skill or closest default 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: As per Language Skill Table SR3 pg. 97 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: NA 
Base Time: NA 
Result: As per Knowledge Skill Table SR3 pg. 96 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 96=7 

=== Social Related Tests ===
==== Acquire Information from Willing Subject (Contact) ====
Description: Talk to contact in a friendly/professional way to gain relevant information without ticking them off 
Test: Etiquette (Appropriate Specialisation) +1 dice for level 2 contacts, +2 dice for level 3 contacts 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 
Modifiers: As per Social Modifiers Table SR3 pg. 94 
Action: NA 
Base Time: NA 
Result: Each success add to level of detail contact may reveal. Successes can reduce payment (base is contacts I + C x 50 Nuyen). 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 94 

==== Acquire Information from Unwilling Subject ====
Description: Used when a character wants to question an individual in a non-polite way 
Test: Interrogation Nice (Open) or Intimidation-Nasty (Open) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 
Modifiers: As per Social Modifiers Table SR3 pg. 94 
Action: NA 
Base Time: NA 
Result: Each success add to level of detail subject may reveal. Successes can reduce time. 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 94 

==== Resist Interrogation/Intimidation ====
Description: Keeping your mouth shut! 
Test: Willpower 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: Interrogation or Intimidation 
Target Number: Open Test Result of Interrogation or Intimidation 
Modifiers: As per Social Modifiers Table SR3 pg. 94 
Action: NA 
Base Time: NA 
Result: This clown aint talking! 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 93 

==== Negotiate Payment ====
Description: Increase or decrease payment from job or for buying/selling items or services. 
Test: Negotiation (Haggling) (Opposed) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: Targets Intelligence 
Modifiers: As per Social Modifiers Table SR3 pg. 94 
Action: NA 
Base Time: NA 
Result: Each success changes payment by + or - 5%. 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 94 

==== Fast Talk ====
Description: You want to tell someone lies, sweet little lies. 
Test: Negotiation (Fast Talk) Open 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 
Modifiers: As per Social Modifiers Table SR3 pg. 94 
Action: NA 
Base Time: NA 
Result: Becomes target number for targets perception or charisma tests to spot lie. 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 93 

==== Search Matrix ====
Description: Search the matrix for information on a subject. 
Test: Etiquette (Matrix) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 (or as per Knowledge Skill Table pg. 96 SR3) 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: NA 
Base Time: 2D6 Hours 
Result: Successes may reduce time or increase depth of information. Maximum Searches equals half Int. 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 254 

==== Find Fence ====
Description: Find someone to buy your stolen goods. 
Test: Etiquette (Street or other appropriate ettiquette) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: 4 
Modifiers: As per Finding a Fence Table SR3 pg. 238 
Action: NA 
Base Time: 10 days 
Result: Successes may reduce base time. For each day make a test using number of days as dice vs target number 6 to see if the original owners of the objects become aware of the sale. 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 253 

=== Electronics Related Tests ===
==== Remove/Replace Electronics Casing ====
Description: Removing the case of an electronics object such as a maglock, where the case is not meant to be easy to remove without damaging it. 
Test: Electronics B/R (Security Systems) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: Item rating + Anti tamper level 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: 60 seconds 
Result: Case removed. Successes reduce time. Failure to achieve a number of successes equal to anti tamper rating trips alarm. 
Page Ref: SOTA pg. 100 

==== Hotwire Maglock ====
Description: Once the case is removed the circuitry or the lock can by bypassed. 
Test: Electronics (Security Systems) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: None 
Target Number: Maglock Rating + Anti Tamper Rating +1/each additional security system 
Modifiers: As per situation 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: 60 Seconds 
Result: Case removed. Successes reduce time. Failure to achieve a number of successes equal to anti tamper rating trips alarm. 
Page Ref: SOTA pg. 100 

=== Tech Skill Tests ===

==== First Aid ====
Description: Patch em up after theyve been shot. 
Test: Biotech (First Aid) 
Dice Pool: None 
Complementary Skill: Medicine 
Target Number: L-4, M-6, S-8, D-10 
Modifiers: As per First Aid Table SR3 pg. 129 
Action: Complex 
Base Time: 5/10/15/Sepcial combat turns 
Result: Wound decreases one level. Deadly wounds stabilise. 
Page Ref: SR3 pg. 129

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 This document is intended to be a quick refernce file for making skill tests for a variety of situations.
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 Result:	Wound decreases one level.  Deadly wounds stabilise.<br>
 Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 129

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 Base Time:			Continuous<br>
 Result:	Each success add 1 to the target number for perception test.<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 95<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 95
 ==== Sneak in Ultrasound Field ====
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 Base Time:			Instant<br>
 Result:	Can move 0.5 meter in this combat turn (2 meters if carrying an ultrasound scrambler)<br>
-Page Ref:			SOTA pg. 99<br>
+Page Ref:			SOTA pg. 99
 ==== Hide (Concealment) ====
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 Base Time:			Continuous<br>
 Result:				Each success add 1 to the target number for perception test.<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 95<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 95
 ==== Pick Pocket/Palm Object (Opposed) ====
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 Base Time:			Instant<br>
 Result:	Every two successes increase the concealability of the object by 1 point to a maximum of +50%<br>
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 === Athletics Related Tests ===
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 Base Time:			Instant<br>
 Result:	Quickness increased by number of successes for purposes of determining running (swimming) speed<br>
-Page Ref:			SC pg 47<br>
+Page Ref:			SC pg 47
 ==== Evade Attack ====
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 Base Time:			Instant<br>
 Ref:	For each success gain one combat pool dice for this turn for the purpose of dodging only<br>
-Page Ref:			CC pg. 97<br>
+Page Ref:			CC pg. 97
 ==== Climb ====
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 Base Time:			(Q+S)/8 for going up, 2*(Q+S)/2 going down<br>
 Results:			Increase movement by 1 m per combat turn<br>
-Page Ref:			SC pg. 44<br>
+Page Ref:			SC pg. 44
 ==== Escape Bonds ====
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 Action:				Complex<br>
 Base Time:			(5 x target number for test) minutes <br>
-Page Ref:			SC pg. 46<br>
+Page Ref:			SC pg. 46
 ==== Jump ====
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 				Standing Horizontal/Vertical (Quickness)/3 m<br>
 				Each Success adds 1 to effective quickness<br>
-Page Ref:			SC pg. 47<br>
+Page Ref:			SC pg. 47
 ==== Lift ====
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 Base Time:			Instant<br>
 Result:	Can lift 12 kg per strength point.  For each success increase effective strength by 1 point.<br>
-Page Ref:			SC pg. 47<br>
+Page Ref:			SC pg. 47
 ==== Hold Breath ====
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 Base Time:			Instant<br>
 Result:	Increase length of time to hold breath by 20% (3 turns) per success over the base time of 45 seconds (15 Turns)<br>
-Page Ref:			SC pg. 47<br>
+Page Ref:			SC pg. 47
 === Knowledge Related Tests ===
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 Base Time:			NA<br>
 Result:	As per Knowledge Skill Table SR3 pg. 96<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 96<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 96
 ==== Understand Foreigner/Concept ====
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 Base Time:			NA<br>
 Result:	As per Knowledge Skill Table SR3 pg. 96<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 96=7<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 96=7
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 Base Time:			NA<br>
 Result:	Each success add to level of detail contact may reveal.  Successes can reduce payment (base is contacts I + C x 50 Nuyen).<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 94<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 94
 ==== Acquire Information from Unwilling Subject ====
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 Base Time:			NA<br>
 Result:	Each success add to level of detail subject may reveal.  Successes can reduce time.<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 94<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 94
 ==== Resist Interrogation/Intimidation ====
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 Base Time:			NA<br>
 Result:	This clown aint talking!<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 93<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 93
 ==== Negotiate Payment ====
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 Base Time:			NA<br>
 Result:	Each success changes payment by + or - 5%.<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 94<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 94
 ==== Fast Talk ====
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 Base Time:			NA<br>
 Result:	Becomes target number for targets perception or charisma tests to spot lie.<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 93<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 93
 ==== Search Matrix ====
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 Base Time:			2D6 Hours<br>
 Result:	Successes may reduce time or increase depth of information.  Maximum Searches equals half Int.<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 254<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 254
 ====  Find Fence  ====
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 Base Time:			10 days<br>
 Result:	Successes may reduce base time.  For each day make a test using number of days as dice vs target number 6 to see if the original owners of the objects become aware of the sale.<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 253<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 253
 === Electronics Related Tests ===
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 Base Time:			60 seconds<br>
 Result:	Case removed.  Successes reduce time.  Failure to achieve a number of successes equal to anti tamper rating trips alarm.<br>
-Page Ref:			SOTA pg. 100<br>
+Page Ref:			SOTA pg. 100
 ==== Hotwire Maglock ====
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 Base Time:			60 Seconds<br>
 Result:	Case removed.  Successes reduce time.  Failure to achieve a number of successes equal to anti tamper rating trips alarm.<br>
-Page Ref:			SOTA pg. 100<br>
+Page Ref:			SOTA pg. 100
 === Tech Skill Tests ===
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 Base Time:			5/10/15/Sepcial combat turns<br>
 Result:	Wound decreases one level.  Deadly wounds stabilise.<br>
-Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 129<br>
+Page Ref:			SR3 pg. 129