OOC: No, sorry, it doesn't. Your 'degree of success' is 'ROLL minus 2', because a roll of a 2 is considered a failure, and the roll of a 1 is considered a failure with a negative consequence. So 7-2 = 5, Cathy's defence is 1, so she takes 4 mental HP damage. Of course, DarkPinkie can always choose to not resist if they wish!<br/><br/>And let me say how great it is that you two are RPing together! Often the DM does everything (although, so far, I haven't really done anything... I'll make a post when the moment calls for it...)