I'd rather be lucky than good..., Dice behaving strangely Options

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Did you ever have a character that consistently did very well at something he didn't specialize in, or something he just wasn't (on paper) very skilled at?

For example, I've got a street sam that can crack any lock, provided it's electronic, and he's working under pressure.

He started off with a mighty rating of 3 in Electronics and Electronics B/R... On the first ever Electronics roll he ever made in play - to crack a heavily secured door on the off-chance it'd work - he got three 6s, followed by more high rolls.

As it turns out, it was the start of a trend. He fails on non-essential rolls as often as anybody, but if it's important, and he has no real business being able to open it, he has yet to fail, in about a year and a half of play. (and his skill is now a massive 5)

Last night, he was taking a stab at a security door in an Ares facility. My GM's response when I asked whether he thought it looked feasible, or whether he just ought to break out the burning bar was along the lines of "Well, nothing is impossible". So, naturally, he rolled two 17s. :) (and the rigger, who's supposed to be our technical expert, with related skills at 6 since character generation, was tearing her hair out)