The trait ladder and how it interacts with Fudge dice is probably my favorite feature of Fudge. It is designed for the purpose of enabling the players and the GM to describe aspects of the game (attributes, skills, difficulty levels, etc.) in character without resorting to game jargon. As a result, the trait ladder uses simple adjectives that are indistinguishable from their meanings in the real world. The trait ladder is practical in game and out of game. In fact, I have found it eminently useful as a review scale for my movie reviews in Theoretical Swashbuckling. I find it easier to assess something using language rather than converting it to a measurement of one to five "stars" or a blunt "thumbs up" or "thumbs down." How much easier is it to grasp that a character's skill is Good as opposed to 15 or +2 on whatever scale (or scales) a game happens to use?
As far as I am concerned, the trait ladder is Superb. Nay, Legendary.
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