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I'm reading through my (new) World of Darkness [which was rebranded to Chronicles of Darkness 1st Edition] core book re-learning how to play so I can start planning a campaign for my friends. I can't find an example of what happens when a 1 is a dramatic failure and an 8 to 10 is a success.
For example, if I roll 5 dice and get a 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, do I get 2 successes and a dramatic failure, or does the 1 counter a success giving me 1 success?
In the roll you've described, you'd end up with two successes, from the 8 and the 9 you rolled. The 1 has no effect, because you garnered successes on your roll. The only time that you get a dramatic failure under these rules is if penalties have reduced your die pool to zero or below (giving you a single "chance die" to roll) and that die comes up a one.
The rules summary on pages 32 and 33 should give you the basic idea.
