A character’s Degrees of Failure (DoF) on a test is equal to one plus the tens digit of the difference between the result of their d100 roll and their target number. A character always fails with at least one degree of success if they fail a test.
Example
A character fails on a test with a target number of 57, and they rolled a 72. So, they failed with two degrees of failure. As characters improve their target numbers for common tasks by increasing their skills, then higher and higher degrees of success naturally become possible for them. A character with a Target Number over 100 adds the 10s digit of their Target Number to their DoS.