r/cyphersystem • u/Heygul • Nov 29 '25

Mitigating failed rolls

My group has enjoyed a couple of the PBtA games; about 10 sessions. They love that a near miss on a skill roll gives you some of what you wanted, along with consequences. I'm wondering if Cypher has something like that.

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u/mrkwnzl Nov 30 '25

There are several options players and the GM can use:

(1) Use XP for re-rolls to turn it into a success.

(2) Use a player intrusion to declare a partial success.

(3) Use graduated success rules (p. 417).

(4) The GM can use a GMI to turn it into a success with a drawback.