[UA] "Take 20!" (was Dicey Incompetence)

[Bailey Watts]

>Hm... I wonder if a failure roll might not act as a very rough gauge for 
>how long it would take to perform a non-combat action?  Let's see here... 
>one minute per percentage?  So if I try my "Computer Hack" skill at 30% and 
>succeed, I get in the system fairly quickly.  If I roll a 45, it's going to 
>take me 45 minutes to get in?
>
>Maybe... maybe not.  Discussion?
>
>-G.

Problem is that folks with higher scores will not take a little more time 
than normal.  70% skill means that any failure will be more than 70.
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