====== Total ======
A [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total|Total]] is the final number used by the game, calculated by combining all relevant [[:Character:General:Rank|Ranks]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Result|Results]], bonuses, penalties and other modifiers. The term is used in many places, such as determining a [[:Character|Characters]] [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total|Total]] [[:Character:Job]] [[:Character:General:Rank|Ranks]] or to communicate the [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total|Total]] of a [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool]].

The [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total|Total]] of a [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool]] is the combined number of all [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Result|Results]] and [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Static Bonus|Static Bonuses]] within that [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool|Pool]]. The [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total|Total]] of a [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool]] is then used to determine the outcome of a pending [[:Mechanic:Roll:Check]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Attack]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Save]] or [[:Mechanic:Roll:Test]].

  * When performing a [[:Mechanic:Roll:Check]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Attack]] or [[:Mechanic:Roll:Save]], if the [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total|Total]] is equal to or greater than the [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Difficulty]] of that [[:Mechanic:Roll:Check]], [[:Mechanic:Roll:Attack]] or [[:Mechanic:Roll:Save]] it [[:Mechanic:Outcome:Success|Succeeds]], otherwise it [[:Mechanic:Outcome:Failure|Fails]].
  * When generating [[:Mechanic:Roll:Test|Tests]] the [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total|Total]] gives you the number on the table equal to the effect you will receive.
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**Example**: Terrance the [[:Character:Job:Technomancer]] is asked to take a [[:Character:Skill:Tech]] [[:Mechanic:Roll:Check]] of [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Difficulty]] 24. 
  * First she must assemble her [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool]] by taking a D20 and then adding any [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Bonus Die]] gained from her [[:Character:Job]], [[:Character:Race]], [[:Mastery|Masteries]], [[:Item|Items]] or any other source. 
  * Then those [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Dice]] are rolled and her [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Result|Results]] added together, in this case she rolled 1D4, [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Result]] of 2, and 1D6, [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Result]] of 4, in addition to her D20, [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Result]] of 16, for a combined [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Result]] of 22.
  * Then add the [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Static Bonus|Static Bonuses]], in this case Terrance has a [[:Character:Stat:Wits]] [[:Character:Stat]] of 6 and 4 [[:Character:General:Rank|Ranks]] in the [[:Character:Skill:Tech]] [[:Character:Skill]] for a combined [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Static Bonus]] of +10.
  * Combining these two numbers gives us a [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Total|Total]] of 32 for the pending [[:Character:Skill:Tech]] [[:Mechanic:Roll:Check]] which exceeds the [[:Mechanic:Roll:Dice Pool:Difficulty]] of 24, allowing Terrance to achieve [[:Mechanic:Outcome:Success]].
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