"[Deception check passed] You convinced the door that you unlocked it with a key, so it opened by itself."
"[Forgery check passed] You forged his memory of attending the meeting. Now he can tell you what happened there."
"[Persuasion check passed] You convinced the knife that its owner meant to attack you, so it left the enemy's hand by itself."
In an age of mystery and steam, a young man put on a monocle and toyed with the dice in his hand. Watching the cultists, churches, Outer Gods, and all sorts of other things he'd left utterly baffled and at a loss, he picked up his revolver.
"[Athletics check: critical failure] With the speed of a hundred-meter sprint in ten seconds, the agility to spin two and a half times in midair, and flawless judgment, you caught my bullet with the center of your forehead."
