tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73488412024-03-07T12:09:20.968-08:00Crescent StarI just posting a few random works of poetry, prose, rants and thoughts. Roleplaying, Video Games, Metal and Progressive Rock are themes woven through my posts. Also the blog serves as the home for my fledgling yuletide story, Krampus for Christmas. No Churnalism, No Journalism, simply opinions stated as facts!CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.comBlogger960125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-42732019287689350112017-03-02T09:36:00.002-08:002017-03-02T09:36:48.422-08:00Fat Exercise Tip: Boxer Briefs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey everyone , I am starting to get back on the treadmill. After the first night my thigh friction had left a raw patch on both legs. So if you are fat ( 421.8 lbs) please do yourself a favor and get Boxer Briefs. Here is a link for DXL, basically the only place that sells clothing the behemoth size I require. <br />
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I tried them out last night and chaffing was gone, and general comfort achieved. Though friction remains a problem. Hopefully no spontaneous crotch combustion. <br />
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My other tip is exercise in clothes you don't intent do wear in public. Sometimes I sweat out KFC fryer grease and that just doesn't wash out. Dedicated work out clothes are the way to go.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-81249186700256646872017-02-09T11:56:00.002-08:002017-02-09T11:56:40.371-08:00Victorian Aegis 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The horses began to run, driving into the open patches within the crowd. Those on foot feel back fearing being trampled under hoof, other coachmen started shouts that feel short. Seeing the mad devil Jack at the lash halted there words and breath. Wonder and fear gripped the street.<br />
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Johansen struggled to stay top the coach with the Jack carving a crazy course that often battered into coaches and building alike. The Swede grabbed at the devils arm but it recoiled and hissed finally becoming aware of the big man. A knife flashed out, slashing wildly at Johansen. He fell back grasping for anything that would keep him atop the coach. <br />
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Fragonard did his best to follow on foot cutting through the retreating crowd while keeping his eyes on the conflict on the cab. His attention locked on the devil he batter full into another struggle on the street. Fragonard gasped "But How", his arms bracing the space in between himself and the devil; now on foot. His eyes falling back to the cab, yes it was there as well. "There are two?"</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-4085867245091647252017-02-08T13:53:00.002-08:002017-02-08T13:53:50.921-08:00Victorian Aegis 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Honoria's cab slowed drawing her ire. "Driver proceed!" she called out annoyed but there was no movement. "Lady, the street it is stopped." replied the groom wary of her ill mood. Lady Algor insisted on impecable service or her temperment changed to intolerable. "Then make them move."<br />
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The horses began to rear as a pair of men raced across the street. The large man show a glance backwards. His steps slowed after crossing, but his fellow wheeled backwards upending them both. There pursueor now emerged from the very alleyway they raced toward. His face a horror mask still cackling as he bounded over the two.<br />
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In seconds the groom was thrown from the cab by the devil. It began at the reign, lashing the horses forward. Honoria cried out for help which boolstered the large man's humors to rage. Grasping at the coach as the horses began to run he felt himself in motion. Strong arms pulled his big body to met the devil in the coachman's seat. </div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-71528366650222555242017-02-07T10:51:00.000-08:002017-02-09T11:39:09.255-08:00Victorian Aegis 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The pair remained silent approaching a recently covered paupers grave. Fragonard's eyes shot about, as whispers crept to his ears from all directions. At times he wondered if his life had brought him too close to the dead or if chemicals had left their mark on his mind. Johansen looked at him confused, wondering at direction a moment before the doctor pushed on. Their movement halting from tree to tree measured and fearful. Fragonard revealed a bundle of tools hidden near a tree trunk. Passing a shovel to the Swede and igniting a lantern, the doctor motioned forward.<br />
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Life had fallen hard since France for the doctor. Where he once maintained an obscure but respected medical museum he now procured specimens for others. His clothes once fashionable where now archaic and threadbare. Still this path allowed for further understanding of his craft, which was his utmost concern.<br />
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Johansens' shovel cut the earth again and again. The big man quickly progressed at the task, though there were sounds that disturbed him ;odd snaps and scampering worrying. His spade drove deeply into the ground when a cackle erupted behind them. Fragonard wheeled the lantern to see who had set upon them, thou he saw he did not understand. Was it a man, a devil conjured from his mind? Wings Black bounded from the dark, and that hideous face. Johansen push his shovel at the thing shrinking back. <br />
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It menaced them a moment before it belched sickly emerald flames at the men who fled in headlong fear. Its maniac laugh haunting their retreat. They passed through a hole in the churchyard gate still in full sprint. Johansen cast his eyes back to see it bound, as if spring heeled, fully over the gate.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-83654284355266328112017-02-01T11:16:00.001-08:002017-02-01T11:16:13.722-08:00Victorian Aegis 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Chill grew from the fog, strength to strength a'gainst faces weary. Opaque air beget ice to metals and strange swelling to the wooden doors. Fragonard stalked about a fire waiting for the whaler. He was uncertain of the evening. Would the man hold true to the commitment and would their work complete undisturbed.<br />
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The doctor clad himself dark, hoping to not be seen and if so not recognized. The whaler Johansen was instructed to be similarly attired. The nights work, illegal, carried a capital punishment. Removal of corpses from the grave was a lucrative endevor but Fragonards need was for research. Johansens conscent was strictly a financial matter.<br />
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The night drawing dark about the city streets the doctor began to consider abandoning the work. Though he troubled himself to hide shovels in a nearby crypt, which would require retreaval. Soon though he heard queer sounds of paddling from the river. The termination came with steps and drips from a nearby docking. The huge Swede soon emerged from the dark, watery clothing plastered to his frame.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-68091631869726418912017-01-26T11:38:00.000-08:002017-01-26T11:38:07.856-08:00Thoughts on the curent state of 5th edition D&D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Having looked over the recent posts on Tales from the Yawning Portal, I am less than thrilled. I love many of the adventures and believe they should be updated and made available for every edition of the game. That said there is something missing from the core of 5th edition that needs attention. There just isn't enough rules to give the game enough variety.<br />
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We need more specialties, skills and options from the 5th edition of D&D and just are not getting them. Combat bard or Spellish bard are ok for a video game but not a table top rpg. <br />More cultural flavors or era specific specialties would help. Perhaps an option to trade specialty entirely for a few feats could be something, if their were more feats.<br />
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I'm sure it could be suggested that I am missing the point of the rules light style. We could just play the character to match whatever trop or concept we wanted. My friend once said, "I really like my samurai character, it's the first time I've had a character I want to play that can actually do something in the game." This was a 3rd edition spirit folk samurai that wrote poetry and frequented tea houses. It gets to the idea that often our fun roleplaying character may have sacrificed being mechanically sound for being an interesting character to play. Players want to be able to do things, especially if they see other characters doing far more.<br />
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My hope is a wide reaching update product as the next book offered by wizards of the coast. Less a region book like the Savage Coast Adventures, but rather something specially aimed rounding out the game. Specialties and feats that help us recreate interesting characters from a wide range of settings.<br />
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Currently I like the minimalism of the rules but feel confined. I think I can make characters from forgotten realms Cormyr and the savage coast but little else. I would be at a loss for Kara Tur and completely adrift in Dark Sun. </div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-59061560434886521832017-01-16T14:29:00.003-08:002017-01-16T14:30:28.000-08:00Skill Rolls don't let them derail your game<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Role playing games can break when you have your players make a knowledge, skill or strength roll to beat a particular obsticle. You have the theif try to pick a lock to open the only door into a building and the player rolls terrible. This happened to me twice In the King Maker Pathfinder adventure path. The first time was when we tried to open a closed gate in the ruins of a castle. The second was when my cleric tried to make a religion check when analysing runes on an old tower. Below I discuss your options as a Game Master.<br />
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<strong>Worst Option "One and Done":</strong> If the players fail they never get a check again. This can stop your entire adventure from going forward. You always need to let your players try from a different angle. Maybe not picking the lock but breaking down the door is good. But remember there are times this is totally the best option. If they fail a climb roll, maybe you gave them a save, but let them fall. Think of it this way if the party is in no danger and has the option to go back to the bar and become a farmer, dont let a bad roll stop the adventure.<br />
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<strong>Badder Option "Reroll when things change"</strong>: This is where you only let the players try again if something has changed. Often Game Masters will let you check if you increase your skill, which isn't great as it halts things until you level up. Other times you have a game master that lets you try again if you have come up with a better solution. This seems a good solution at first, but its not. You encourage your players to start with minimum effort and ratchet up their attempts so they are not defeated by their own dice. We ran into this situation with a gate that would not open. We eventually had a block and tackle and a horses helping us and we still failed the roll. That could have been funny having the rope snap, but we would have come back with chain, then oxen. then elephants.<br />
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<strong>Bad Option "Just Reroll":</strong> we all have seen a player continue and continue to search for a secret door. Your players will eventually say I search until I find something if you let them. Letting them reroll can take away from the sense of accomplishment and turns the game into mechanics rather than role playing.<br />
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<strong>Ok Option "Take 20":</strong> This is basically just reroll but it doesn't pull you out of the role playing. Its a good option for players that don't like thinking about their characters actions much beyond the dice.<br />
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<strong>Good Option "Reroll with bonus when things change":</strong> This is a good way to go because your players come up with better ideas from the start. If they fail they are encouraged to think about it and try again. It can also be the start of other scenes. My cleric thought about going to the library with a rubbing of the runes from the tower to get an idea of their source. It could have been another skill roll with a bonus or it could have been a little scene where my cleric talked to an archivist.<br />
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<strong>Great Option "Side adventure": </strong>This is where your attempts take you down another side quest. Perhaps the archivist said "Yes I know those runes and brought out a man with the same cut into his back. "He is the tomb of Tsaggqua, he has not spoken since we found him" seeing your rubbing the man starts screaming. That is creating a new quest based off the work you did just to solve a problem.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-87503743941261337682016-12-30T12:53:00.002-08:002016-12-30T12:53:46.638-08:00Living Chaotic Neutral<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After you have played D&D for awhile you start to hate chaotic neutral, especially if you are in the Dungeon Masters Chair. People pick this alignment to have no restrictions and still not be evil. The effect is that the character is assumed to have no alignment, which sucks for folks really trying to play within the confines of another alignment. Don't get me wrong dealing with lawful good can suck just as bad, though it usually is the other players complaining. As a person who naturally falls toward the chaotic side of the spectrum I want to make the alignment become more nuanced.<br />
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The alignment descriptions of the Chaotic always include a desired for freedom and usually mention a rugged individualism. That is nice but not much to go off of. Chaotics' are people that have a general suspicion about groups. The saying, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" is a lawful statement. Chaotic see groups as devolving to their lowest members or harmfully inflicting their will upon people. They will see themselves as apart from society and will often be apart. Think alones not wanting or accepting help from others. They may even feel help from others comes with strings attached. They are possibly introverts or loners walking a path outside the norm, perhaps consciously so. They are not going to need acclaim or acknowledgement of their works, they do it for their own.<br />
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Chaotics' are going to be disorganized people. They will go to the store without a list and wing it. They are going to try things without the proper tools or and will trust in their own skills. When dealing with too many instructions they may throw up their hands and proceed without them. You will chafe at restriction on what you can do, even if not actively fighting with the rules you will have a hard time living under them. While chaotics' may not all be introverts their view of the world radiates out from the self. Perhaps family trumps the individual, but their commitments go from small to large. As a chaotic person I want my daughter to succeed even at your children's failure. I want my friends to get jobs before others. I want my community to prosper and finally my nation. The bigger picture comes last. We will be people with fewer but deeper interactions with others. Maybe fleeing from large gathering in favor of being one on one with people.<br />
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I read a post saying "Chaotic people think they are above the law", nothing could be further from the truth. Chaotics' disagree with laws, thinking them unfair, stupid or unjust. Chaotics' will not follow laws for their own sake. If the law can not be enforced and gets in the way of a chaotic person it will not be followed. The chaotic person will understand potential consequences can be applied. As a bit on politics. Someone on a post thought Ron Paul was lawful because he always talks about conforming to the constitution, this is absolutely incorrect. Ron Paul is a Chaotic Poster Boy, as were the founding fathers. Any government that states individuals have rights that exist before the government and can not be taken away by that government is chaotic in nature. Most folks want to see their political party as good and the opposition as evil, but lets be real. Socialism, Communalism and Fascism are Lawful forms of governance. Anarchy, Antifederalism and Libertarianism are Chaotic forms. Philosophies like Objectivism and Existentialism are Chaotic in nature.<br />
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Your chaotic characters are going to have weird rules that guide them. Thinking of The Hound in A game of thrones, he is willing to hurt and kill people over chicken, but will keep young girls safe. Sandor seems to have protecting girls and will never work for fire users as his guiding rules. He threw away a desirable position with the Lannisters when Tyrion used fire at the blackwater. Chaotics may also make choices that are not in their best interest. They will follow a path that feels right to them even when better paths become available as other paths may include compromises they are not willing to make or alterations that do not feel comfortable for the chaotic person to live with.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-77464784948414420522016-12-22T12:56:00.002-08:002016-12-28T14:38:37.090-08:00Roleplaying Guide for the Beginner<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>The Real Basics</strong><br />Lets start with the basics of what you are going to need to actually do roleplaying. Before you roll dice and write notes on paper, you need a game and a group of players. There are other things you will need but we will talk about them later.</div>
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You need a game to play. Probably this means 5th edition D&D, maybe Pathfinder. Most of us, say 90%, started with D&D. If you have found another game you want to use, that's great too. The game is important because you are going to tell your friends about it when you try to find people to play in your group. For now your job is to read the rules, at least three times cover to cover. You need to know how the game works.<br />
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Parents: <em>The price of gaming books has gone up over the years. Generally the books are sold starting with a core book that includes most of the rules, setting information and everything you need to run the game. These are usually around 50 USD, with additional books required for the Game Master who runs the game. The three books required for running dungeons and dragons ar currently 90.05 on </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://amazon.com&source=gmail&ust=1483050390841000&usg=AFQjCNHizhawUVIJhsMx51of3JIm3TyXOw" href="http://amazon.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;"><em>amazon.com</em></span></a><em>, Dice may cost another 8 usd.</em><br />
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Next you are looking to find the people you are going to play with. You will probably start by asking your friends. Since everyone, including you, is new to this don't worry about who is going to be bad or good. The one thing you really should worry about is committing to the schedule. Playing five hours every other week is pretty standard in gaming. You are shooting for four people at the beginning. Three is ok, more becomes difficult and slows the game down. Think of being the game master like juggling, three is a start then it gets harder with each ball you add.<br />
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After you have your group set up, your next job is to turn them into gamers. If you do a lot of gaming you will find gamers are very similar to each other. We all seem to have seen certain movies and read particular books. You and your friends don't need to go that far, but you need a basic group understanding of the genre you are playing in. Say you are playing in a fantasy game you need to be able to say " The draw bridge lowers, the evil knight crosses with his spear and shield ready." Everyone should understand what you are talking about. Maybe have everyone watch a couple of movies together so you have a common language to talk about the game. If you are the game master running the game, you really should have a picture in your head for everything you describe, so read up or watch movies.<br />
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<strong>Note:</strong> <em>Not all of your friends are going to like gaming or be good at it. A funny thing about gaming is it takes a few tries until you find the right bunch of people. Some of them you may not even like, but they are the right people to be at the game table. Some people don't work well together, others work so well, the game becomes about just them. Your goal is to have everyone having fun.</em><br />
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Recommended movies and Series<br />Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy<br />A Game of thrones Series<br />Excalibur<br />Valhalla Rising<br />Hawk The Slayer<br />Harmonquest<br />Dorkness Rising<br />Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail<br />Stranger Things<br />
Original Dungeon Master's Guide Appendix N<br />Anderson, Poul: THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS; THE HIGH CRUSADE; THE BROKEN SWORD<br /> Bellairs, John: THE FACE IN THE FROST<br /> Brackett, Leigh<br /> Brown, Frederic<br /> Burroughs, Edgar Rice: "Pellucidar" series; Mars series; Venus series<br /> Carter, Lin: "World's End" series<br /> de Camp, L. Sprague: LEST DARKNESS FALL; THE FALLIBLE FIEND; et al<br /> de Camp & Pratt: "Harold Shea" series; THE CARNELIAN CUBE<br /> Derleth, August<br /> Dunsany, Lord<br /> Farmer, P. J.: "The World of the Tiers" series; et al<br /> Fox, Gardner: "Kothar" series; "Kyrik" series; et al<br /> Howard, R. E.: "Conan" series<br /> Lanier, Sterling: HIERO'S JOURNEY<br /> Leiber, Fritz: "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" series; et al<br /> Lovecraft, H. P.<br /> Merritt, A.: CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al<br /> Moorcock, Michael: STORMBRINGER; STEALER OF SOULS; "Hawkmoon" series (esp. the first three books)<br /> Norton, Andre<br /> Offutt, Andrew J.: editor of SWORDS AGAINST DARKNESS III<br /> Pratt, Fletcher: BLUE STAR; et al<br /> Saberhagen, Fred: CHANGELING EARTH; et al<br /> St. Clair, Margaret: THE SHADOW PEOPLE; SIGN OF THE LABRYS<br /> Tolkien, J. R. R.: THE HOBBIT; "Ring trilogy"<br /> Vance, Jack: THE EYES OF THE OVERWORLD; THE DYING EARTH; et al<br /> Weinbaum, Stanley<br /> Wellman, Manley Wade<br /> Williamson, Jack<br /> Zelazny, Roger: JACK OF SHADOWS; "Amber" series; et al<br />
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If you still don't have a good idea of how the game is played, go back and re read the rules. Don't worry it can be hard. The best way ot learn how to be the Dungeon Master, the guy running everything, is to be a player. Look for a game store or some place that has games. Hang out and ask to watch or play when you see a game being run. Think of being a player as being a student.<br />
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<strong>Parents:</strong> <em>If you are looking to help find a game for your child there are a few resources available. Wizards of the coast, the publisher of D&D, maintains a site that lists stores that run games. Meetup and other find a game sites also exist. Gaming stores sometimes us the term Friendly local gaming store or FLGS to indicate their selling roleplaying games. The rise of Magic the Gathering has created more of these stores, so you may have more available than expected. Check out the store with your child to make sure it is an environment you approve of. You can also check into the Pathfinder Society or RPGA.</em><br />
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Ok if you are running a game, the first thing you are going to need is a story. This is the thing you will have your players do. Most game companies sell books or adventure modules for you to run your players through. These are premade stories that have been tested to be right for the game rules. If you are going to create your own you will need to do a lot more work. If you have a module you bought read it a few times. You will need to know a few key points.<br />
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If you buy or create your own story, one key thing you need to know is how you will get your party to do that story. Your friends are playing characters that are hopefully heroes and are willing to fight to help people. Maybe monsters attacking would be enough. Maybe they are more mercenary and to get paid to do anything. Whatever the story is you need a clear idea why the players will risk their lives.<br />
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The easiest stories are dungeon crawls, your friends just go in, kill bad guys and take their stuff. If you have a story that has lots of changes you need to know when the players have done this thing I need to make something happen so that the story goes here. Each time your story changes you need to know what starts that change, what happens in the middle and where the players end up.<br />
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Those things are like the why and what in a role playing game. The How of gaming is usually where dice are rolled and things kills. This part is why the books have maps and people have miniatures. When you are checking out a ruined castle and have skeletons attack your friends. You may start needing extra things. Miniatures or some kind of tokens to represent where the monsters and players are and a battle map can be used. My cousin just used a map inside a see through plastic sleeve and marked things with dry erase pens. Some game masters just describe everything. You will find certain game are meant to be played a particular way. Dungeons and dragons plays best with the battlemat, the game Fate plays best with notes on index cards. If the rules show a bunch of examples with miniatures its going to be best play that way, if not then don't.<br />
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<strong>Advice from GM Dirk:</strong><br />
<em>Being a Game Master is the hardest job. Players have it easy. As Game Master, keep your ego out of the game; you will be running every person, thing and creature in that universe except for the player-characters. If you do this well you will LOSE all the major fights with the players--but don't worry, because that's supposed to happen. If you do it really well, you will ALMOST kill the players, so they feel engaged and as if they've accomplished something, and they'll be entertained at the same time. It's hard--much harder than just being a player, and if done well it can be a serious gift to your players.</em><br />
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<em>Engaging in these games, it's good to know what the group wants. Some groups may want simple hack-and-slash stories (fun, and easier to manage), while others may want to develop their characters' personalities (harder, and potentially risky emotionally. More trust is required between Game Master and player). A good GM will try to tailor the game to meet players' goals.</em><br />
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<em>A good player will know the rules nearly as well as the GM. This makes play moves long better. The players should also be flexible and allow the GM to apply the rules as needed without too much argument--the GM needs this kind of cooperation to coordinate the game and keep it going. Player or GM, remember that the ultimate goal is to have fun. Players should help the GM have as much fun as they do. Try new things in-game. If they enhance the experience, keep doing them. If not, don't feel like you need to keep doing them, even if stopping requires a big change.</em><br />
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<strong>NOTE:</strong> <em>If you are beginning and can't buy tons of miniature figures you have a couple of options. Pathfinder sells monster pawns which are little cardboard tokens. Otherwise get tons of dice, different colors are best so you can say red 1 is a troll, green 2 is a goblin. You should buy a battle mat we all have one. Wrapping paper with the one inch squares on the back also works, they are great if you will use the map again and again.</em><br />
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<br /><strong>Creating Character</strong><br />
Before you start playing you need to make sure everyone has a character. The character is who they are playing. This means both the idea and name of the character and all the rules. Every game has something called a character sheet you can download off the internet. It keeps all the rules for your character, print one for each player. The game will have rules for making characters follow each step with your players. Usually they will either roll dice to create attribute numbers or have a point system where you make your character. Points are more fair but less fun. Points let you make a character like you want and are good if you already have an idea, if your player does not know, dice are good.<br />
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Next your players will pick what they want their character to be and do. Many games of classes, which are sort of like jobs, the character picks from. Other games just have skills but either way you are making a character that does a job within the group. A warrior class is tough; they kill monsters with a weapons. If the character has stealth skills they are going to be scouting and spying. Next you have a race to pick in most games. This usually is just flavoring on top of your class. Maybe you are a dwarf or elf, there are usually special things each can do. <br />
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<strong>NOTE:</strong> <em>You will want to let your friends play whatever they want. This is not always good. If one makes a fighting thief who can't steal or pick locks they have made a fighter or even a bad fighter. The group still may need a rogue to pick locks. Groups need character that cover jobs like healing and tank. The game master has it easier working with a balance group. You the dungeon master may have to rework purchased modules to make them work well with your party; if you let everyone play what they want. You have played WarCraft I'm guessing, a raid without a healer doesnt work well right?</em><br />
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Filling out as much information on the character sheet as you can. The sheet is made to make playing easier. After playing tons people noticed certain things were needed again and again. They put those things on the Character sheet. I usually screw up equipment and spells. take your time and write down everything the character needs along with weight. Make sure they are not carrying 100 pounds of junk. Have them explain anything weird and special they want. Don't be too hard on them at first though. New players may not understand ideas like spell components. Dont kill them off because they don't have water and food. Those are things the characters would realize and go back home for. This is new to everyone be cool.<br />
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<strong>Playing</strong><br />
Before you sit down and play make sure you are really ready. You need some place large enough for everyone to sit comfortable and get up as needed. People often need to stand to demonstrate what their character is doing. You need a table; they keep everyone focused. Have snacks and drinks at least the first time you play. Going to get food can be a fun but the first time you just want to play. Games often get loud, you need a place ok with shouting. <em> Example : My friends played in my parents garage when i was in high school, it was good we could cuss and do whatever, it just sucked in the winter.</em><br />
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Players should have a pencil, scratch paper and their character sheet at least. Really they should have dice, a notebook, the game rulebook, pencils and their character sheet. Diabetics should have insulin and diet soda. Vegan's should bring their own food and all the above<br />
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When everyone gets there expect they are going to talk for a half hour. This is dead time you shouldn't be to upset about losing. When you are ready let them know. As the game master you are telling the players everything their characters see, taste and hear. Start with a description of whatever is happening. Even if your group has played many times describing what is happening is a good start. Your players need to know where their characters are in the scene. Once you have that you can start talking about action.<br />
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Once you start having events happen you are probably going to start asking the players how their characters react. This usually requires players to start rolling dice. I say players, you may have seen Harmonquest where the game master rolls all the dice. With the exception of rolls to notice things have the players make their own rolls. They like it and it puts knowing the game rules on them. When you get down to combat the more people who understand the rules the better. They sort of run themselves and they can help others.<br />
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Before you have your group fight something, you will probably have them wandering around the woods or a castle or something. This part usually has character rolling their skills to notice or do something. You the dungeon master will say "make a perception check" a bunch. How the players do this is determined by the game. You are asking them to see if they notice something, which is determined by their roll. If they succeed or not you tell them something new about what is happening. Bad guys could be sneaking up on the characters, a good role will tell the players they are there. Most of the game, that is not fighting, it talking and rolling skill checks. Don't be worried if your game is mainly those two things.<br />
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<strong>Fighting</strong><br />
Roleplaying games break into combat, most rules are devoted to fighting, so it's expected. Most of these games are miniatures games, with a few skill rules. Your games rules should cover everything you need. As the game master your job is to keep the rules flowing. You will be moving the bad guys, determining their actions or reactions and also deciding rules. With the rule just do your best to be consistent and tend to say yes more than no, but If things are actually impossible say no.<br />
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I don't want to right much about combat. There are lots of tools game companies have made to help you out. There are whole books that are devoted to helping you here. Listen up you primitive Screwheads is a good one. My point is lots of work has been done and i don't want to get into rules, you have a book full of rules. Online forums can help if you have any questions. There are come general concepts used across most games.<br />
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The first gaming term you need to learn is "Round". It is the same thing as a turn in normal board games. If there is a difference it's that the order players go in can change from round to round. A round ends after everyone "goes", including all the bad guys. One of the dungeon masters job is to keep track of this and make sure players go through the round quickly. Don't allow them to do too much as you are usually talking about 10 seconds of action. The game will probably have lots of rules covering what you can and can't do in a round so don't worry. <em>Example : GM Dirk built a pretty cool wood box with blocks he uses to track who goes when on rounds. GM Steve just writes in dry erase on a plastic binder sleeve.</em><br />
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How a player hits is usually not much different than any other skill roll. Damaging bad guys is usually where things become weird. You usually have special rules here along with different dice. If you are playing D&D you are lucky because you are just rolling dice to get a number of damage. That number is subtracted from a total and when you are at zero the player or bad guy are out. Things get harder in other games. <br />
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Your game will have lots of rules for all this, you need to know them. You need to know character heal up from a fight. These are the most complicated and least fun rules in games. Sometime they will say character need to go to the hospital for a week and have a month on crutches. Hopefully you are playing a game with healing magic that lets your players fill their health bar just like world of warcraft. One thing you can do is not focus on that part. Imagine sitting in Warcraft with no food to recover, I bet that is boring and slow. It is the same in pen and paper games. The good thing is the game master can just skip that part.<br />
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Withdrawing is another new idea. It's running away, but in a way that the rules let you not get beat up while doing it. The idea is you are backing away from the fight weapons out and poking at the bad guy to keep them away. This is hard because you can be totally stuck by the rules. Example : My friends were fighting willow wisps that were killing us, we could withdraw per the rules but they were faster than us so could just advance and attack us again. Since they floated and we were outside on an island their was no way we could escape. We had to fight to the end.<br />
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<strong>Rewards</strong><br />
When you friends finally kill a monster or even complete the story you created you are going to be rewarding them. This usually means loot and experience points. There are other things like titles or story rewards like land. But, Loot and Experience are the real things players care about. Giving out money is easy. Magic items are a bit harder as they often alter the game rules. Giving out experience is tricky.<br />
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If there are premade magic items in the adventure module stick with those for a bit. Altering what you give can cause problems at the beginning. You don't always know what is right and will give too much or too little. Monty Hall is what we call those that give too much, new Game Masters usually give out far too much. You give Excalibur to a new player they kill everything and fly through levels. Its sort of like being a twinked out character in an MMORPG. Minny Hall it less bad until you hit the point where players basic needs are not covered. If your party can't get a room or eat the players start to complain. There is also a resurrection spiral, you need to avoid. Its where players lost a fight and someone dies, they sell off gear to get them resurrected, then they attempt the fight again because it is part of the story. They loses because they are less without their gear, more die..etc...repeat..until total party kill!<br />
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Experience is hard. You want to reward them but not too much. I would say good play should be rewarded with a tangible award every 3 ot 4 sessions and bad play every 6 to 7. What this means depends on the game, a skill award is a pretty small thing so could be less a full level in D&D is big. Also as you continue to play these rewards will eventually increase in cost. Your WOW character levels were easy in the beginning and took most as you leveled right? You need to award enough that players are engaged but not some much that they find it undeserved. Example : My friend Anthony hated WOW because levels came so fast compared to Everquest. In the beginning with new players its sort of fine to over award, but long time players will start to desire a challenge. GM Joseph is all about players scrimping for each resource, even a horse and cart, that is his fun zone. <br />
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CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-74813861949533654022016-09-08T17:17:00.003-07:002016-09-08T17:17:45.479-07:00My Mom's Pumpkin Bread<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Because all other Pumpkin Bread i have tasted sucks in comparison and wanting to make the world a better place, here is my mom's pumpkin bread recipe. It comes from something like a Duncan Hines book or something but still people make crap pumpkin bread. I would not pass this along before her passing, but I feel it is Ok now.<br />
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<li>1 Large Can Pumpkin <- 30="" believe="" i="" li="" not="" oz="" sure="">
<li>4 3/4 cups sugar</li>
<li>7 eggs</li>
<li>1 3/4 cups salad oil</li>
<li>1 1/6 cups water</li>
<li>4 1/2 cups flour</li>
<li>3/4 tsp baking powder</li>
<li>3 tsp baking soda</li>
<li>1 3/4 tsp cloves</li>
<li>1 3/4 tsp cinnamon</li>
<li>1 3/4 tsp allspice</li>
<li>1 1/2 cups golden raisens</li>
<li>1 3/4 Cups walnuts (optional my cousin is allergic to nuts)</li>
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Mix in order. Crisco baking pan. Bake 1hour 20 minutes at 325 degrees </div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-63676406890976631122016-08-18T15:43:00.002-07:002016-08-18T15:43:23.301-07:00Registration Site Testplan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">What questions might you ask the Product Owner?</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">What coordination/communication would you do at this point?</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">What suggestions would you have to make this User Story and Acceptance Criteria better or more clear?</li>
</ol>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"> All the mandatory fields are required for a user to submit the form.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"> Protection against spam is functioning properly.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"> Information from the form is stored in the correct database and the data is in tact.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"> Payment can be made via credit card in a secure way.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"> An acknowledgment email is sent to the user after submitting the form which includes how to get started.</li>
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My questions to the product owner are here below<br />
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1. What sort of training is this? Is this just a training session or something more like a convention or seminar. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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1.a. Are there different options or packages the user can sign up for. The test plan assumes only on session of training that is at a single price. If this is the case we will need to create testcases around all costs and options.</div>
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1.b. Is there a need for the user to schedule anything within this training. Seminars may have a single cost but the user may need to schedule what sessions or panels they attend. The test plan assumes just a single training without sub events. This could be a secondary page with many testing permutations.</div>
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2. While this training happen again? Is it a single even or a regular training our company performs.</div>
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2.a. If there are many dates the training occurs that the user can pick from I need to capture this. My tests assume the even occurs only once.</div>
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2.b. If it is annual we may be doing extra mailings to advertise to previous attendees for future training.</div>
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3. Who is the host of this event?</div>
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3.a. If we are hosting do we need to provide food to the attendees? Me may need to add a choice of food as an option to select.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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4. Is a Hotel connected to this event?</div>
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4.a. Do we need to book the hotel room along with the training registration?</div>
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4.b. Do we need to sell or include parking passes?</div>
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5. What materials are given out</div>
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5.a. We should have digital versions when out with confirmation email.</div>
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5.b. Are there options here like purchase of software?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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6. Do we limit who can come to this training in anyway?</div>
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6.a. A black list of banned persons not allowed to the training. I would need to test to include exclusion of these people.</div>
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6.b. A white list or qualification that must be met. I don't know if only people from a particular company are allowed or if there are other qualifiers. I would need to test.</div>
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Training Registration Web Site Test plan</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Introduction:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Through this document I will outline my testing strategy for a training
registration web site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goal is to
list the broad areas of testing here, including general test descriptions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further I will be documenting dependencies
and resources the test testing team will require for successful validation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>In scope items:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Payment system flow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Email
confirmation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Validation of the Database
through system test flows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cross
browser web validation and checking of anti-spam/ real person validation.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.3in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Out of scope items:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benchmarks of speed and performance,
Internationalization and localization testing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are assuming a single training event
that does not repeat annually that will occur within an unnamed US city.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Required Resources:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am assuming a standard web site configured
on a generic web server environment that is generic but standard to industry. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Test and live environments</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Database set up and access to said database</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Deployment system, perhaps Jenkins.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Automation environment if there are to be future
training sessions.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Test Approach: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My general methodologies for testing will be
exploratory testing to validate code is ready to move onto functional
test.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Functional verification will
validate positive and negative flows of the ticket registration system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regression will be marked for the future as
we are starting at square one there is not existing code to validate
against.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Exploratory testing:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will be performing two rounds of
unstructured tests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first will
explore areas broadly to determine they are functionally ready to enter
testing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The second round will start
after sign up and billing flows are functional.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both rounds will be reported through James
Bach exploratory testing format as documented at <a href="http://www.satisfice.com/articles/et-article.pdf">http://www.satisfice.com/articles/et-article.pdf</a></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Round 1 will be 30 minutes. Goal will me
verification of base functionality</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Round 2 will be a 1 -2 hour block.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goal will be familiarization of tester to
execution and basic detection of issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Further UI will be evaluated for user friendly interface, basic look and
feel, etc.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Functional testing:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will need to have sign off by both
development and the product owner before execution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will send it out with at least three days
to prior to estimated code delivery for sign off and update with feedback.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Regression) Verify the registration flow
through purchase of a single purchase.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify Name, Email, Credit Card, and Billing
information fields are mandatory</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify the standard email compliance is
required for entry of email field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="mailto:A@B.com">A@B.com</a> should be required at minimum. Verify Credit
Card information maintain 16 digit minimum digit number entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Error should be issued if less or more digits
are entered. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
visa 4 prefix and master card 5 prefix are required for credit card entry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Error should be issued if combinations are
not correct.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
CVV is alerted for and explained within credit card information.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
can set billing information to same as address with checkbox.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
Company and address fields are not mandatory.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
3 digits are required for all except Amex which is 4 digit.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
a test number set to be rejected by the processor displays appropriate message
within purchase flow.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>(Regression) Verify routes through HTTPS for
purchase information.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.11.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify entry of Real Person verification is
enforced as a mandatory field.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.12.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify the user is alerted when entering invalid
Real Person information.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.13.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>(Regression) Verify we can positively proceed
through Real Person validation with correct information.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.14.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify user can enter not standard characters
from UTF-8 set in name and email fields.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.15.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>(Regression) Upon completion of purchase, verify
correct email is sent to user.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.16.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>(Regression) Upon completion of purchase, verify
database tables are updated with registration information</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.17.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>(Regression) Upon completion of purchase, verify
the funds delivered to our accounts from credit card processor.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.18.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>(Regression) Upon completion of purchase, verify
web page alerts user with confirmation test and confirmation number.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.19.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Attempt to register as a banned individual,
verify user can not purchase attendance to training.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.20.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Attempt to register as a user that has already
registered with completely matching information. Verify user can not purchase
second attendance to training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should be
alerted they are already signed up.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.21.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Attempt to book a number of users beyond the
limit of the particular training, verify the user can not purchase attendance
to training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Web site should alert
people to coming to site that the training is now full.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.22.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Attempt to cancel scheduled training either
through database or backend, verify email is sent to all registered users that
the training has be cancelled.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.23.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Attempt to purchase when the server time is now
after the scheduled training, verify user can not purchase attendance to the
training.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>User really should not be
given option to see that as a valid item for purchase.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.24.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>(Regression) Verify we can refund a purchase
through backend flows.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.25.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify you can purchase two different users
attendance with the same credit card.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.26.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify card maintains information if the browser
session is ended but cache has not been cleared.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo2; text-indent: -.3in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Brower Testing Matrix:</div>
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<tbody>
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Browser</div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
Pass/ Fail</div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
Defects</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.8pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
IE</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.8pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
Firefox</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.8pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
Chrome</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.8pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
Safari</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 155.85pt;" valign="top" width="208">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Entrance criteria:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Full functionality of website checked into
source management.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No blocking issues
that prevent testing from proceeding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Exit criteria:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Functional testing, including negative tests, have passed
validation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only low priority defects
remain unfixed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regression of the live
site has been completed which conforms to marked Regression set above.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Deliverables: The following items the Quality
team recognizes as their responsibility to provide.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo2; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Final test plan document</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo2; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Detailed test cases.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo2; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Sign of functional tests in staging or QA
environment</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo2; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Sign of functional regression in live
environment</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Risks:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Late
delivery and schedule compression beyond control of quality team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also third party systems which would include
the credit card processor and provider of Real Person validation.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Schedule: This will be determined by SDLC style,
Scrum sprints are usually two weeks in duration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am assuming testing will need to be
completed within the confines of a two week cycle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This would include reporting defects and
revalidation of those defects when they have been fixed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regression of the live site would also be
completed within the duration of the two week sprint cycle.</div>
</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-88917964300059251152016-08-18T15:31:00.001-07:002016-08-18T15:31:17.968-07:00Toaster Testplan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am starting a series of posts related to my job search. In several of my interview I have been given various tasks related to QA work. The following is the first such request I was given a few years ago. This sort of request has become the norm in interviews of late. This is a test plan for a toaster that was requested by a company in the silicon valley. I will try to find which one but for now here it is. I hope it can be of some use to you.</div>
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Toaster Test plan</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1.0</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jim Rickel</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">4/17/2014</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Introduction:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Through this document I will outline our strategy for testing a standard
toaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goal is to list the broad
areas of testing here, including general test descriptions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further I will be documenting dependencies
and resources the test testing team will require for successful validation.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>In scope items:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We will be doing validation of toaster and any documentation provided
for that toaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are making the
assumption that this is a standard two slot toaster; with a lowering and rising
design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are assuming the target
market is the US for this product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further
we assume this to only be available in a single all metal housing, without
variation.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Out of scope items:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All aspects of the box and packaging are
assumed to be out of scope for our validation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Marketing will be responsible for all advertising including copy proof
of their materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are also
assuming no responsibility for power outside of the wall socket.</div>
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</span></span></span>Required Resources:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following is a list of materials the
quality team will require to complete a full pass of the functional test cases.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>A large cross section of breads, toaster
pastries and frozen waffles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will
assure depth of test coverage.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Butter </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Metal knives</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Volt meter</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Standard wall outlet configured to the US 110
voltage.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>A variety of foreign adapters and a set of
matching wall outlet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See <a href="http://www.voltagevalet.com/outlets.html">http://www.voltagevalet.com/outlets.html</a>
for a list of outlet varieties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>High wattage microwave.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Test Approach:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As this is an electric appliance our goal is to first validate the safety
of the toaster though a series of “smoke” validations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Testing will then move onto a functional
verification of the toaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will
then benchmark the toaster against others on the market and finally execute a
series of destructive tests to assure structural quality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All testing will assume the removal of
packaging stickers prior to execution.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Safety and Smoke testing:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This aspect of testing will assure we have
created a toaster that is in fact safe to own and operate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Localization testing with regard to adapters
and non US power outlets will also be included in this testing.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify the item can be plugged in safely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cord and toaster do not become unsafely hot.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify bread can be toasted safely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bread does not ignite; cord and toaster do
not become unsafely hot.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify bread can be toasted to maximum
darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bread does not ignite; cord
and toaster do not become unsafely hot.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
toaster blows fuse when a metal knife is inserted into the operating
toaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toaster should become inactive rather
than passing current though knife</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overload the circuit with toaster and high
wattage microwave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bread does not
ignite; cord and toaster do not become unsafely hot. Verify toaster continues
to operate safely after circuit is reset.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1.6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify operation of toaster with foreign
adapters and wall sockets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following
matrix should be completed.</div>
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<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
Adapter</div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
Pass /Fail</div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
PBC-1</div>
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<br /></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUB</div>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUR</div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUK</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUI</div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUS</div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUL</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
PCC-1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUC</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
PDC-1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUD</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
PEC-1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUE</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
PFC-1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUF</div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
GUZ</div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.3in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Functional testing:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After we have completed verifying the toaster
is safe we will begin functional validation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Here we are assuming toasting/ warming and clean up to be the primary
functionality of the toaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will
also include a set of incorrect use test cases in this section.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify toaster evenly toasts a slice of bread
from center to crust.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify two slices from a loaf toasted with a
similar darkness setting are toasted to the same degree. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify toaster darkness setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will be toasting a sign slice of bread all
from a single loaf each with a different darkness setting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Testing will start with the lightest setting
and move the darkness setting one click or millimeter (dependent on the
internal potentiometer design) per slice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The expected outcome would be a gradient change in the darkness each
slice is toasted.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set toaster darkness to max and begin
toasting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eject the toast before
toasting completion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally start
toasting a fresh slice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify the
second slice toasts to full darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify the toasting of waffles in the
toaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expected outcome should match
results returned with bread.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify the toasting of evenly divided bagel
halves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toaster must accommodate this
size of food item.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Expected outcome
should match results returned with bread</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify the warming of pop tart brand toaster
pastries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Internal jam should become
warm and viscous after toasting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fire
does not occur.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify the warming of breaded fish patty in
toaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oil release should not catch
fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify you can open the crumb door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify toaster cleans easily and
completely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor cleaning could result
in bad reviews which will negatively impact sales.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify the toasting of buttered bread does not
result in fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify clean up as well.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.11.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify the toasting of Amish friendship bread or
other bread containing chocolate does not melt chocolate into internal working
of toaster.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.12.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify name brand of company is correctly
spelled and with correctly logo and font</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2.13.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Verify model number is correctly marked
somewhere on the toaster.</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Benchmark validation:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this phase of testing we will be
validating our toaster against other toasters currently on the market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are going to make the assumption that only
our own pervious toaster models will be included for this verification.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this benchmarking we will want to include
competitor’s toasters, our own previous model of toaster and our current model
of toaster. This section will not include test cases but rather look for
results in the form of a comparison matrix.</div>
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Darkness settings</div>
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Slot Dimensions</div>
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Electrical draw during operation</div>
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Electrical draw at rest</div>
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Current model</div>
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Previous model</div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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Competitor 1</div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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Competitor 2</div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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Competitor 3</div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Destructive Testing:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our goal with destructive testing is to
ensure the product can stand up to some degree of mishandling during its life
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.4.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
the toaster can withstand a fall from a height of three feet and continue
operation. </div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.4.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
the three feet fall test can be repeated at least five times.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.4.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
the fall test while the toaster is plugged in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Plug should not be adversely affected.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.4.4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
the plugged in fall test can be executed at least five times.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.4.5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Stuff
bread slots completely full with bread ramming break down to further fill the
slot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify extended toasting does not
result in fire.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.4.6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
toaster can remain plugged into the wall socket for a month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verify fire does not occur.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; text-indent: -.3in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Documentation Verification:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this section of validation we will be
validating the documentation provided by the tech publications team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our goal is not to evaluate the grammar of
the text but rather look for factual and formatting errors.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.5.1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
the text of the documentation is free from spelling errors.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.5.2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
the text is correct with regard to the operation of the toaster.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.5.3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
all phone numbers with the documentation by calling each. </div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.5.4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
online documentation matches printed documentation that is to be included with
the toaster.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .85in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; text-indent: -.35in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.5.5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Verify
all photos in the documentation include photos or representations of this
current model of toaster.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Entrance criteria:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will just need to be the toaster with
some level of mechanical and electric functionality, it should be able to
produce heat from the heating elements and the mechanism to raise and lower
should be functional.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Exit criteria:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Safety and functional test cases passed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Documentation tests should be passed but sign off is fine if product
owner wishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benchmarking must be
complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Destructive testing should be
run but is not of a pass / fail nature.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Deliverables: The following items the Quality
team recognizes as their responsibility to provide.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Final test plan document</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Detailed test cases.</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Daily bug triage report<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or alternatively this could be represented by
Scrum daily burn down report</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Final sign off report for functional testing</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Risks:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
always the Quality team is a downstream team that does not control when a
testable toaster is delivered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should
engineering or tech publications teams be delayed in delivering to the Quality
team then the final testing will be delayed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Milestones</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Toaster product handed off for testing from
engineering</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Toaster passes safety verification</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Toaster passes functional verification</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Toaster destructive tests completed with
acceptable results</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Toaster benchmarking complete</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Documentation handed off for testing</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.55in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; text-indent: -.55in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Documentation verification</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Schedule: This will be determined by SDLC style,
though that said scrum is probably not a wise choice for development of a
toaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Validation of documentation
and toaster product can be performed in parallel depending on resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benchmarking should only need to wait on
safety verification of the toaster.</div>
</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-67402673279533204842016-02-22T16:18:00.003-08:002016-02-22T16:18:53.647-08:00Road Incantations 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sleep wouldn't come and I don't remember the day that followed, but dark hours later were on the road. There was some work with Ben Lommond that burned away my time. Downward hills rushed always to San Jose and past the shadows of my youth. Idlewild and Redwood Estates and the death of a strange kid my cousins knew. I could only push the thoughts away and strive for distance. The miles to put it back together or discard if it falls apart.<br /><br />I pulled off and worked the back ways for Hillsdale. Here stores remained unchained as if determined and holding fast. Time moved on but they didn't. Video stores and poster shops would have left long ago, anywhere but here. Lights burned too bright for this late at night but I struggled inward. Down the darker rows hidden away under stairs and blind closets to the esoteric realms of foreign horror and bad fantasy films. </div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-47994745319247892772016-02-21T17:34:00.002-08:002016-02-21T17:34:25.933-08:00Road Incantations 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Some roads run over with death, that was eighty five. Insects along the highway call forth a funeral pall inviting forth the fragments of my pain. Some ligament or needle fished through my vein, rising through my meat, inward and chemical. Miles might get me away if I could reconnect with streets bundled up with wonder. I pointed myself for the roots of Umanhum and pushed on faster. With Wednesday the streets we all alone or with those that didn't care. Cut grass met the car passing by Leigh. Hills echoed with nectar and brass from deep within their hearts. Harwood and Almond blossom flooded for from memory. Soon I found myself out near Calero and wondered how. I don't always understand I am only the driver.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-28773997104690215662016-02-20T19:22:00.003-08:002016-02-20T19:22:27.363-08:00Road Incantations 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Finally up walking, I wandered into a dark median lane. Far off sprinklers turned the night bountiful and waiting. I tore open the little paper pouch and cast seeds into the over brush. I prayed for the valleys yield of old the canneries and vast orchards; return! Futile I knew but an offering for a good season. Some car drove past lights and wonder peering on me, this all seemed insane I am sure. No one imagined about lone cars at night but someone walking was never anonymous. Not late at night nor on streets nobody called home. My seat and engine obscured welcome and with a turn or two I was no one that needed any thought. </div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-6465671012420530312016-02-19T17:14:00.000-08:002016-02-19T17:14:04.106-08:00Road Incantations 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Too tired for it, down the dark ways I struggled with the hills. On Calavaras and the freeway I was silent. This road was change and few held any power over it. Weak I would have been subsumed and altered so I took no part. I was heading for the small old roads the valley forgot. A Ferry Morse was a fragment few knew bore down to our roots. Born with the past valley before Shockley and Noyce; the hearts delight of old. Much rested on five hundred feet of road.<br /><br />I could smell spring bloom up nearing, it was well. I stopped in some business park and waited, windows down alive with sound. I hated getting out for my weight. I am fat, not fat like you may be , fat that spoken of serious problems rooting around the soul. Most of us were broken, few found the art of the road without flaw or need.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-67482400394838137432016-02-18T13:17:00.004-08:002016-02-18T13:17:25.589-08:00Road Incantations 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My youth was why I needed these streets. Working and reworking the connections so memories wouldn't descend away. Keeping the communal history so other charmed lives remain unhindered. Continue the drizzle of melancholy for those that remain. Once whole enough to travel the car pushed on.<br /><br />East and up. Knights bridge passed then Shaffer onto Ruskin; with the long climb of Sierra til the city sprawled below. I pass couples a lower climbs all entwined. I force up and up into solitude until I am unseen. Then its waiting. It's coming on an hour, then can hear the motor, it's struggling. He pulls of a helmet and saddles off the bike. It's gestures and somatic from here. Covered faces and splayed thumbs, prayers and forward thought. Components of burning sage and bottled water thrown out to the wind. An hours work the city safe once more, no falling sky ways, fire and flood pushed back a week more.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-46501066442049218872016-02-17T18:32:00.003-08:002016-02-17T18:32:53.264-08:00Road Incantations 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Parking lots always in change met my headlights. Pulling behind an ethnic store I waddled out; falling down cross legs to the curb. I lit up a pall mall and set it still burning just to my side. "Sacra Atelier". The match burst, with the same sulfur from Alum Rock Park, in my hand. Another brand growing bright. "Sapientibus satis". A third burned "Melapibus." Smashing down my foot every thing ground out and I slumped into my seat. San Jose was soon; ringing and warm, fraternal embrace. Some moments by my old house before the nights work returned.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-36433835208900222142016-02-16T15:27:00.002-08:002016-02-16T15:27:56.969-08:00Macrocosm: Attributes part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After you decide what, if any, attribute subsets you would like to use you have your characters start by defining their Base attributes. These will define how the subsets will be used. When players are establishing the four attributes they start at 0; the level of the average human. Players can trade up to a +2 in an attribute for a -2 in another. Players are then given two extra points to distribute into their attributes. Below are some restrictions.<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>You can not put more than -2 into any given attribute</li>
<li>You can not put more than +3 into a given attribute unless allowed by the specific setting.</li>
</ul>
Once your base attributes have been set you next move on the attribute subsets you will be using. Your base attribute serves as the number of points you have to distribute into the attribute subsets. This allows you to set a particular sub set equal to your base attribute and zero out the others should you like or set the points as you like. This applies for both positive and negative values. Finally characters are given a single point per attribute subset, that must be placed in that set. It is up to the game master if this can be added to take an attribute beyond +3. I recommend yes for fantasy, supers and tranhuman settings and no for modern or historical settings.<br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><i><b>Example:</b> A Character with a base Observation attribute of 3 has to distribute points between social, physical and mental subsets. The player has resided to be a paranormal investigator that functional poorly in society. Our Social attribute could be set to 0 but perhaps we should go with a -1 instead; Aspergers' perhaps. Our player wants a solid skill to observe the physical and spiritual. For Physical we place the 1 point we got for the -1 decrease to social; giving us +1. Our final 3 points go to mental observation. We now have to look over the physical, mental and social sets to decide if we wish to place our 1 point bonus for each subset into observation. Probably not for social, but yes for physical and mental. Physical is no problem as it sums to only +2 and is legal. We would need to ask Game Master approval for the +4 in mental observation.</i></span> <br />
<br />
Adding a new attribute subset can also happen when the Game Master so chooses. The addition of an Insanity or force subsets into a game that previously did not include such rules could be an example of this. <br />
<br />
The player always has the option of moving a stat from an existing subset to the new subset. This allows the character to say this is what I was really meaning when I assigned the value before. Perhaps you only had a mental subset and later add a magic subset. The original subset is placed to zero, but is assumed to have a deficit that must be be paid off through experience awards. Please note consider attribute subset bonus values when applying these numbers; they must remain in their original subset. You are free to apply your bonus from the new subset to the value you carried over. Again the Game Master must approve values of +4 and above.<br />
<br />
Should the player not carry over attribute values, they can apply negative and positives values as was described when creating base attributes. Again applying the subset bonus when they are finished.<br />
<br /></div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-8587270154984382322016-02-16T13:50:00.002-08:002016-02-16T14:19:16.521-08:00Macrocosm: Attributes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Macrocosm uses four attributes to describe characters, in its most basic form. These attributes are used to modify skill roles and can be applied as the Game Master Desires. This allows for the GM to apply unusual attribute and skill combinations as situations arise. The basic attributes follow. <br />
<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><b>Strength:</b> This relates to the power and results of checks. Raw Strength when chopping with an axe and the emotional effect of a piece of art both fall under strength.<b> </b></li>
<li><b>Resistance:</b> This accounts for resisting (or perhaps saving from) the some effect. Willpower and Constitution are both represented here.<b> </b></li>
<li><b>Manipulation:</b> Should be used in cases of change and modification. This could be manual dexterity or even charismatic manipulation.<b> </b></li>
<li><b>Observation:</b> It is simplest to point to the senses, but this represents more. Noting a key of music or the subtext of a story also fall under observation.</li>
</ul>
<br />
Attributes range between -2 on the low end and +5 on the high end. These are modifiers that are applied to the roll. Lower than -2 assumes a character so deficient in the particular area it would impede the heroic stories present in most game worlds. An Attribute rated at 0 is actually the average person on the street. Attributes of +5 are truly superhuman.<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span></span>Design Note: For those of us coming through Dungeons and Dragons, only four attributes feels petty limited. In initial design I had assumed these attributes duplicated in physical and mental subsets. This maps more closely with the role playing games I played throughout my life. The following was my solution</span></i><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">.</span><br />
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While one is more than welcome to play with the four basic attributes game masters are free to establish subsets that better capture their world or gaming philosophy. Should your game function in a highly social world such as a song of Ice and Fire; by all meaning include a social subset of the four attributes. Perhaps someone playing in the Star Wars universe may wish to include a Force subset. Spiritual, Creative or even Sanity attribute subsets could be used depending on your game world. Game Masters are of course free to use the attributes they feel best reflects their own play style / philosophy.<br />
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<table border="2" bordercolor="#0033FF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="background-color: #99ffff; width: 100%px;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Value</th>
<th>Base Attribute</th>
<th>Physical Subset</th>
<th>Mental Subset</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>+2</td>
<td>Strength</td>
<td>+2</td>
<td>-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>0</td>
<td>Resistance</td>
<td>+1</td>
<td>-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>+1</td>
<td>Manipulation</td>
<td>+1</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>-1</td>
<td>Observation</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>-2</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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Look for part 2 which will include assigning starting values and adding an additional subset during game play.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-1412589903405870292016-02-16T11:06:00.001-08:002016-02-17T18:08:23.013-08:00Road Incantations 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This was a store of my youth, tucked away and unchanging. Memories and energy dowsed up with the connections of formative friendships. Houses called home by friends reminded me of change that under lied and unsettled. Coming here was ritual even deeper than that of the road. The raw vitae gurgled in between the hostess snack cakes and five cent gum that still unsold since adolescence. With wise eyes one could see the ambrosia crusted around a corner that held the game cabinets long ago. <br />
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The eyes of teens haunting the storefront were mundane, though one looked to be looking. Those inside were the magi of the road, that much was plain. Somehow we knew our own. Nods told each there was no conflict to occur. The Seven Eleven was most oft safe, almost holy ground. Other watering holes could be contentious but this was a night camp one found for safety. I would pay my ration with coins of fallen realms.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-5865521753348542892016-02-15T11:33:00.001-08:002016-02-16T10:43:26.372-08:00Road Incantations 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Marsh was dark and expired, with the evil things done. White was long with slow words to bind down the ghosts to the land forever reworked. Sierra required burning sage. El Camino was the long spine of through the valley asking for peace in Ohlone and Pomo. Hicks was home and the incantations stopped for the night with everything made right.<br />
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The old road to Alum Rock assaulted the traveler and told of years lost to us. Here I gave offering for others memory and bespoke the intoned tales to continue their dreams. Halt the car and drink down the sulfur springs. Long ancestral calls to maintain the land amid the chaotic eons. Then Along I would drive down Piedmont and unwork the knots left along the road. At the end the ley lines roads converged seeping with the mana of seven eleven.</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-68519969765690024702015-10-06T12:22:00.000-07:002015-10-06T12:22:02.479-07:00Happiness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
coming in the morning with pain of war<br />my hearts beating loud in my sores<br /><br />My dogs are sounding<br />But im not going to the door<br /><br />There is no you and me anymore<br />lets wash away everything before<br /><br />I'll walk away and lose my voice<br />never to say a word evermore<br />Can't feel my fingers<br />because of pills and steal<br />can't feel my fingers<br />or they're burning in the rain<br /><br />keep talking I hear you<br />Even though I shut the door<br /><br />walking across the mountains <br />I hear and want to hear more<br /><br />Somewhat sick this morning<br />hearts beating in my sore<br /><br />Can't feel my fingers<br />because of pills and steal<br />can't feel my fingers<br />or they're burning in the rain<br /><br />grey skin in the mirror<br />touching hurts like its torn<br /><br />Can't feel my fingers</div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-10486178669532182102015-08-04T13:57:00.004-07:002015-08-05T11:48:38.358-07:00Rickel's guide to Lock Picking for Role Playing Games part 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have been putting off doing something on lock picking until I had a better handle on the subject. I think I have enough of the basics to cover the subject with some depth. It is important to know I am a novice who has read a bit and watch quit a few videos. I have picked a practice see through lock, but nothing real. There is a guy named <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/205665803/Lockpicking-Detail-Overkill#scribd">Solomon whom authored a great booklet</a> on the art of picking. It fills out the information better than I could, and in colorful language.<br />
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Lock picking in role playing games is a bit weird as they are often presented as a technology in advance of real world locking tech. In fantasy gaming there has always been this vision of clock work locks that contain self resetting traps. This is not the case in the real world. You could imagine the legal repercussions of someone getting hurt by a trap in the modern world. There is also a terrible secret you will learn if you being picking locks yourself. Many modern locks offer little to no security. <br />
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There are all sorts of locks in the world; historical and modern. For gaming purposes Lets treat all pre modern locks as of two types; pin and tumbler and other. Pin and tumbler type locks are defeated by the art of picking. Locks that fall into the "Other" category are defeated by exploiting known design flaws. When we talk about picking locks in fantasy gaming are talking about pin and tumbler type locks generally. Opening handcuffs or cracking a safe in a pulp game would fall into the exploiting "Other" category.<br />
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<b>Pin and Tumbler</b> locks are those in padlocks or your door. You can imagine nearly everything in the fantasy realm is going to be pin and tumbler. Solomon does a great job of explaining these locks in his article, you should read it. Generally locks have two part pins that prevent them from turning. When the key is inserted the pins are raised to the exact magic height where turning splits the two parts of the pin. When you are picking you are manually raising the pins to this magic height. Normally they would spring down but because of the voodoo of tension and imperfections in the locks manufacturing tolerances picking becomes possible. Its fine if you just take this as black magic but understand the operation involves to processes. The application of tension through a tension wrench typically executed through the non dominate hand, is the first part. The second step is manipulation of the pins with a pick held in your most dexterous hand. This is not to say this cant be done one handed, it would be difficult or require a weighted tension wrench but would be possible.<br />
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For gaming obviously one roll can cover the entire lock picking experience, but you are here for depth. Rickel goes deep on shit like Phoenix Command, that's right Barry Nakazono I love you too! So here is a general series of steps to flesh out picking.<br />
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<li>(Optional) External Identification - Identifying the lock type and external search for traps. here we are looking to see if this is a known lock type that may have a known exploit. The rules for picking in most games are stacked against newbie rogues. Living in a small town with few locksmiths they are probably going to have a fair bit of understanding of the local locks and their faults. I would give 15 to 30 Percent bonus in situations like this. Visual checks for traps are going to have poor results but are also completely safe. When you roll this make sure its is Skill plus Intelligence.</li>
<li>Internal Identification - Here we are identifying the number and type of pins we are playing with and looking for traps. There are things called security pins which increase the difficulty of the picking process. I would not allow taking 20 on a lock without doing an internal identification. Traps are another concern and performing an internal identification successfully will alert the rogue to their presence. On the other hand a fumble ( Or failure if your a nasty DM, are you nasty?) will trigger the trap. This is both a mental and physical process as you are probing the lock and creating a mental picture of its mechanism.</li>
<li>(Optional) Disabling Traps - Here you are disabling any traps that are present. This can be both mechanical disabling and simply activating the trap in a safe fashion. Here I am going to deffer to the game master, if you think your player has a good idea of how to accomplish the task give them a bonus. You can have activating the trap require a fumble or just a failed check. I would give some sort of saving throw. You may be wondering about how this step is optional. The player may be in a hurry and just attempt open the lock. Its a mistake but give your players the rope so they can make their own noose..</li>
<li>Actually picking the lock - Here you are manipulating pins and applying tension. You are welcome to apply a 5% penalty per security pin in the lock if you like, but in reality these things increase time to pick more than they do difficulty. In game terms that can be pretty much the same I understand, but there is a subtle difference. In D20 I would do something like increasing the time to take 20 rather than not allowing it. You can do a similar Bonus or Penalty if you have more or less pins. </li>
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<b>Lock Quality Number of Pins Bonus/Penalty</b></div>
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Crap Less than four +15%</div>
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Poor 4 +5%</div>
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Average 5 None</div>
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Good 6 -05%</div>
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Great 7 -15%</div>
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Exceptional More than 7 -25% </div>
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Going back to those that skipped disabling traps. If they fail or succeed they are getting hit by the trap. I guess give a save maybe. If they fumble don't even give that. If you are playing in a system that allows for superior success you can think about having that be the requirement to not activate traps.<br />
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For those picking the exact same lock again and again its worth noting that I gets easier. This is due to something called binding order. A particular lock binds up in the same fashion because of its imperfections. If you open and lock again and again you are going to become accustomed to it. Game Masters please consider this when assigning difficulty. <br />
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Environment is another factor when dealing with locks of all sort. Locks in the outdoors have a tendency to wear heavily and be difficult to use. Anything submerged will be in even worse repair, perhaps rusting parts together. The other side of environment is the general affluence of the area. Wealth buys better locks. And also there is the consideration of what it guards.<br />
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I also wanted to call out another lock that is functionally similar to the pin and tumbler called the <b>Lever</b> or <b>Mortise</b>. These are locks that have a series of levers that lift up like a railroad crossing sign. When all are in the stop position they prevent the lock from opening. Picking these locks requires a different tension wrench and picking wire. You are pushing the levers up like an open railroad crossing sign and opening the bolt. Rather than a pushing of pins its a turn of the wrist and working through the lever stack again and again. I would not change the rules outlined for pin and tumblers as both can be modeled with the same rules presented above.<br />
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<b>Other locks</b> are going to be less common in your fantasy game but shackles would certainly fall into this category. These are easier to defeat and will almost always have some sort of flaw in design. If the player can identify the lock they can take 20 to defeat these sort of locks, excepting a combination safe lock. I would give the player a roll should they want to attempt these tasks quickly. <br />
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Combination style locks can be cracked with feel and mathematical processes. A Combination padlock is going to be easy enough but a safe is exponentially harder. The padlock may be more easily shimmed in truth though. This is a process of using a disposable piece of metal to depress the locking mechanism. </div>
CrescentStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784287160702013948noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348841.post-7153014095876755272015-07-22T12:16:00.000-07:002015-08-04T14:07:20.214-07:00Rickel's guide to Pick Pocketing for Role Playing Games<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Pickpocketing is a much overlooked aspect of thieves bag of tricks. Players may find the risk of being detected does not out weigh the rewards. Game Masters would generally be unwise to hinge completion of an adventure on the party thief succeeding on a single die roll. In first edition Dungeons and Dragons the best possible chance for a first level thief picking pockets was so low players would not consider an attempt until several levels higher. The thieves guild game did a great job of expanding pickpocketing rules but that material can be difficult to find and is intrinsic to rules of the era. I want to express my debt to the Gamelords material in writing this post. My goal is to look at pickpocketing in depth with a eye toward modern games. <br />
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Any time a pickpocket check is made there is potential for a great deal of drama is introduced to the gaming session. Players, even of low level, should be able to create situations where odds are in their favor. The game master should feel new avenues of role playing are opened up to them. A ball or social evening could becomes a goldmine of thievery.<br />
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Many games have presented pickpocketing as a skill check that measures the ability of the rogue attempting the theft. There was the the assumption that failure would be bad, but little was concrete. I would advise before any roll is made four quests need to be answered.<br />
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1. What is being stolen?<br />
2. What is the disposition of the target?<br />
3. What are the environmental conditions?<br />
4. Who else might see?<br />
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What is being stolen? Cutting a coin purse or lifting a wallet are easy tasks for professional thieves. Taking a watch or jewelry that is being worn if far more difficult. Removing a dagger from under a belt is going to be easier than removing it from a sheath at least without detection. <br />
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<li>Bag +2 +10%</li>
<li>Rings,necklace -1 -5%</li>
<li>Earrings -2 -10%</li>
<li>Small weapon -3 -15%</li>
<li>Large weapon -5 -25%</li>
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What is the disposition of the target? Stilling from someone in a drunk stupor is far easier than someone on the alert. I wear my wallet in my front pocket and will often check to assure it is in the correct location. Assume items in hand as not being able to be pick pocketed. Rogues or anyone whom professionally steals has and additional state that can be applied on top of their disposition.<br />
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<li>Drunk +10 +50%</li>
<li>Distracted +3 +15%</li>
<li>Apprehensive -2 -10%</li>
<li>Alert -4 -20%</li>
<li>Rogue -1 -5%</li>
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What are the environmental conditions? Darkness and crowds aid the rogue in their attempt. Also a particularly engrossing activity can help make the job easier. Apply all conditions that are present.<br />
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<li>Daylight -2 -10%</li>
<li>Dusk +2 +10%</li>
<li>Night +3 +15%</li>
<li>Crowded street +6 +30%</li>
<li>Alone -1 -5%</li>
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Who else might see? People generally will alert the target if they witness theft. The problem is most folks are not often looking. As we see above crowds actually make theft harder to detect. If the target is part of a host apply -1 or -5% to account for the added difficulty of being an outsider. If a bodyguard is present at the time of a theft; the rogue makes a single skill roll that is first used to determine success and then used as part of a contested skill roll against the guards alertness.<br />
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There are a few special situations I wanted to address. Pickpocketing can also be used to plant an item on a person. This is usually just popping an item into a pocket. You can apply penalties for larger items as you feel is best. Spells also can mimic the above effects. While others will not see some sort of alertness check should be allowed by the target to feel a shift of the weight on their person. You also have a few groups or individuals I call amenable observers. These can be anyone from a culture that does not have solid ownership of individual property like kinder, tricksters and other thieves. These observers often represent even more role playing opportunity. Thieves will not rat you out but may demand a cut. A guild may take even stronger steps to assure no one poaches from their patch. A spy network would perhaps coerce the players co operation .<br />
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