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--- legacy:rules:actions:translate_writing [2025/02/28 13:22] – created tailkinker
+++ legacy:rules:actions:translate_writing [2025/02/28 13:27] (current) – tailkinker
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 |The script sample is less than four words  |  +8  |
-Attempting to translate a sentence will take five seconds.  Attempting to translate a paragraph will take a minute.  Attempting to translate a page of text will require an hour.  Roll Society.
+The time to translate the sample script is based on the size of the sample.
+^Sample Size  ^  Time  ^
+|One sentence  |  5 seconds\[dg]  |
+|One paragraph  |  1 minute  |
+|One page of text  |  1 hour  |
+\[dg]A penalty for a small script sample probably applies.
+Make a [[legacy:skills:Society]] skill check at the end of the required time.
   * **Success**:  You have translated the text.
-  * **Failure**:  You have picked out a few words here and there.  The Director may give you a hint as to what the text says.  However, if you rolled a one on either die, you have gotten exactly nothing!
+  * **Failure**:  You have picked out a few words here and there.  The Director may give you a hint as to what the text says.  However, if you rolled a one on either die, you gain no useful information at all.