(Let me just preface this post by saying I'm sorry for not doing a proper GM update for the things that needed it sooner: I offer no excuses...)
Alvilda searches her surroundings for a makeshift weapon:
Compare Stats:
Alvilda: Mind 4
Alvilda: Body 7
Difficulties:
Mind (For identifying potential good weapons available in the vicinity,) 2+ Minor, 5+ Major, 9+ Complete.
Result: Minor success (Added difficulty decreases by one step.)
Base Difficulty Body (for extracting a good weapon from the surroundings once identified,) 3+ Minor, 6+ Major, 10+ Complete.
Minor Success on Mind Test, Body Roll difficulty increases by +2 per degree.
Final Difficulty: 5+ Minor, 8+ Major, 12+ Complete.
Result: Minor Success by ±2
Avilda finds three recently fallen branches that could be used as sturdy clubs.
Avilda Gains Equipment: Rough Wooden Club! (×3) (Deals Body -5 Lethal Bashing Damage on a hit. Weighs 5#. Requires 1 hand [or sheath,] to carry. Can be used two-handed for +1 damage. Risks breaking with each use until upgraded to 'Finished Wooden Club'. Has durability of 4 Health Points. Close Combat only.)
Joseph tests against Body to examine trees and shrubs for wood suitable for a spear.
Compare Stats:
Joseph Teal: Body 9
Base Difficulty: 3+ Minor, 6+ Major, 10+ Complete.
Difficulty Increases By +3 per degree because Mind test to know correct wood properties not completed, (or completed and conveyed,) first.
Final Difficulty: 6+ Minor, 9+ Major, 13+ Complete.
Result: Major Success by +0.
Joseph finds one branch that could serve as a quarterstaff, but none that could serve as a spear without significant working.
Joseph Gains Equipment: Rough Wooden Quarterstaff! (Deals Body -5 Lethal Bashing Damage on a hit. Weighs 4#. Requires 1 hand [or sheath,] to carry. Can be used two-handed for +1 damage. Risks breaking with each use until upgraded to 'Finished Wooden Quarterstaff'. Has durability of 3 Health Points. Close Combat only, but has Short Reach. Can be upgraded to Rough Wooden Spear for +1 damage, by Sharpening, which can, in turn, be Upgraded to Finished Wooden Spear. Can also be transformed into a Finished Spear Haft. [But only do this if you have a spearhead available.] With the addition of a Flint or Obsidian Spearhead and Ties you can turn a Finished Spear Haft into a Finished Stone Spear.)