2.1.5 Opposition

When the time for a check arrives, knowing the quality of the character’s effort is only half of the equation. It is also necessary to identify and appreciate the nature and magnitude of the opposing force. Every check is opposed by something; otherwise, there would be no indeterminacy and no need to call for a check. Opposition can come in many forms. It might be the locked door the character is trying to get through or the armed opponent forbidding access. It might be the difficulty of the poem the character is penning or the lover whose passions he is trying to stir. Identifying the opposition permits the Narrator to set the target to represent it.