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Can a character assist others as they attempt a task as well as attempt one themselves?

To assist with a Task, each player must describe how his character is assisting the Task’s leader. If the Games Master approves, then each assistant rolls one d20, using his own Attribute, Skill, and Focus (if any) to determine if any successes are scored, while the leader makes his Task as normal. Assistants may not use any means to roll additional dice, though the leader may use Momentum, Threat, Determination, or whatever other methods of gaining extra d20s he wishes. Because these dice are rolled by other characters, they do not count towards the limit of three bonus d20s applied to a Task. However, a character providing assistance cannot do anything else while he is assisting – providing assistance takes time and effort, and the Games Master may determine that only a finite number of people may assist a given Task.

If the leader scores at least one success on his dice, then any successes generated by the assistants are added to the leader’s total. If the leader does not generate any successes, then any successes scored by the assistants are lost.
Characters providing assistance do not have to use the same Skill or Focus as the character they’re assisting – indeed, assistance may sometimes be best provided by someone contributing different knowledge and training.