====== Penalty Die ======
[[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Penalty Die]] is a mechanical term and type of [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Dice|Die]]. [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Penalty Die|Bonus Dice]] are any non-D20 or non-D100 [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Dice|Die]] that are added to a [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool]] to reduce the [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total]] of a pending [[:Mechanic:Roll:Check]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Attack]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Save]] or [[:Mechanic:Roll:Test]].\\
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Unlike [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Bonus Die]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Penalty Die]] are unaffected by all [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Property|Properties]]. They are effectively resolved in a separate [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool]], then applied to the pending [[:Mechanic:Roll:Check]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Attack]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Save]] or [[:Mechanic:Roll:Test]].
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These [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Dice|Die]] include, but are not limited to, the D4, D6, D8, D10, and D12. Common sources of [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Penalty Die]] include but are not limited to [[:Character:Job|Jobs]], [[:Item:Equipment:Tool|Tools]] or [[:Mastery|Masteries]].