This is Only a Test

From time to time, you may need to do a Static Test. Statics are Challenges in which you will not loose Traits from loosing (though other nasty things can happen), and are often what equates to an If/Then statement in LARP. For Example:

Thomas Ivanov (Shadow Lord) tries to set up an angry mob for attack by his Septmates. He's been followed down a manhole but he knows his pack his not far behind him, one street away. He's already surrounded by his assailants, so he calls out for his Challenge to do the Gift "Clap of Thunder". As they all close in, he pulls his hands out to his side, waiting until all of them are close enough for best effect.

Clap of Thunder causes a rumble of thunder to come out from Thomas's clap as he enacts the Gift (in this case, by slapping his hands together). This calls for a Static Mental Challenge, to see who is knocked off their feet or not when he uses the Gift. If those who oppose win, they are unaffected. If they loose, they are stunned for a certain number of turns (One plus an additional per Mental Trait spent as he enacts the Gift) and cannot act.

Win or Lose, those who take part in a Static Challenge do not loose Traits if they Lose. They are most commonly used by the ST's as a way to gauge if a person or group saw, heard, or smelled something. The Test itself is only meant as a Hit or Miss and not a direct action towards one particular person.