If Oskul is 5w and Urgrain is 6w, they roll as if their target numbers are 5 and 6. If Oskul rolls 10 and Urgrain rolls 11, Oskul has the low roll and wins the exchange, thanks to the Special Case rule on p.121. Urgrain forfeits the stake, Oskul loses nothing. But what if Oskul rolls 10 and Urgrain rolls 20? The table on p.131 implies that Oskul forfeits the stake, while Urgrain forfeits twice the stake.
Some argue for a reading by the table. Only the Lose/Lose case has a Mastery special case. Others argue that both have failed, so it's treated as if both had succeeded (which would mean Oskul forfeits nothing, and Urgrain forfeits 3x).
Hopefully this can be clarified in the forthcoming edition.
-- David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_...> Glorantha/HW/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein
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