Trial by Ordeal

This is a trial in which Fate is sup-
posed to decide guilt or innocence.
Example: Anyone accused of witch-
craft is thrown into a pond. Anyone
who floats is a witch, and is taken out
and burned. Those who sink must
have been innocent.
For a trial by ordeal, the GM
should determine the success rolls
needed to survive. (The above exam-
ple would be hard to survive!) More
examples: walk a beam across a
canyon (roll DX-4 every 10 feet; those
with Perfect Balance don’t need to
roll); hold a hot piece of iron (roll ST-
3 and Will-3, at +3 for High Pain
Threshold); find your way out of a
maze (roll IQ; Absolute Direction
gives +3).