Gambling

This is skill at playing games of
chance. A successful Gambling roll
can (among other things) tell you if a
game is rigged, identify a fellow gam-
bler in a group of strangers, or “esti-
mate the odds” in any tricky situation.
When you gamble against the house,
make a skill roll (the GM will secretly
modify this roll if the odds are poor!).
When you gamble against someone
else, roll a Regular Contest of
Gambling (p. 197) until one of you
wins.
Sleight of Hand skill (p. 221) is
helpful if you want to cheat! To spot a
cheater, roll a Quick Contest of your
Gambling or Vision roll, whichever is
higher, vs. your opponent’s Sleight of
Hand skill (for card or dice tricks) or
IQ (for other kinds of cheating).
Modifiers: +1 to +5 for familiarity
with the game being played; -1 to -5 if
the game is rigged against you; -3 for
Killjoy (p. 140), since you don’t care if
you win or lose.