No Mo Open Tests, Coming up with alt. rules for open tests Options

[Brazila]

I sent this out to my group, I was wondering what everyone else thinks of open tests?

I don't think open tests fit the rest of the System, few of the players like them, and they don't work right so I want to cut them off at the nut sack.

Here is what I am thinking, there are only a few instances of using open test in SR the main 3 are stealth, the manuever score, and intim/interr rolls.

For stealth I want to just use a stealth(4) vs intelligence(4) (with alertness spec. of stealth as comp dice), the only difference will be the modifiers for lighting, camo, and invis will be added to the TN of the intelligence part of the opposed roll. I am thinking of just using a flat ratio to conver(example: every +4 to the open test would be a +1TN to the intelligence roll) I am interested to see what everyone thinks on this, and what you think the ratio should be 2/1, 3/1,4/1 for the TN increase?

The intim/interr roll would be similar. Intim/Interr (4) roll vs Will(4). The mods, from the tables for the skills would be applied to the will TN after being divided by the ratio we decide on.

For the manuever score , instead of making an open test, you would just roll vehicle skill plus allocated control pool TN of Handling. Multiple successes times Ratio and that is the manuever score.

One of my main problems with the open tests are the rules for rerolling with karma, you have to spend and insane amount to reroll. Example you have stealth of 6 you roll a 10 7 5 6 4 2. Now your 10 is your high score, if you want to reroll the other dice then you have to use (1+2+3+4+5)=15 karma pool, that is nuts, versus the 1 point to reroll failures on a normal roll