Interrogation, Torture, and You

[Talamare]

Technically failing a roll in this edition only means that you get nothing out of it and the situation doesn't change: fail an athletics check to grapple? You don't grapple and you don't get grappled, failed an insight check to understand if someone is lying? You don't know if he's lying or not and you don't necessairly believe/not believe him.

At least that's according to the book, it's a fine ruling to introduce penalties for failing checks.

Different situation
Grapple vs Freedom check

vs

Persuade vs Check Lie check

Failing your grapple, means the Freedom check succeeded
Failing your Check Lie, means the Persuasion succeeded

Edit - Or I guess in this case... Deception?