Editing Unwritten: System Reference Document/Game Basics (section)

===The Ladder===
The basic measuring stick for Unwritten is the Ladder; it is used to measure skills, opposition, results and more.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| +8 || Legendary
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| +7 || Epic
|-
| +6 || Fantastic
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| +5 || Superb
|-
| +4 || Great
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| +3 || Good
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| +2 || Fair
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| +1 || Adequate
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| 0 || Mediocre
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| -1 || Poor
|-
| -2 || Terrible
|}

Each step on the Ladder has a name and a numeric value. The name is descriptive; you can describe an action as Epic, or someone’s skill as Mediocre. The number is used for rolls and other parts of gameplay that need a little math in order to work. Whichever version is easier for your gaming group works just fine, though this book will include both, such as "Adequate (+1)".

If a GM wants, they can use levels above or below the provided ladder and name them what they wish (e.g. "Horrible (-3)"). However, this book will assume the ladder is as listed.