 Skill Ratings: Modified vs. Bonus, Are you sure you know the difference? |
 Feb 22 2006, 11:23 PM
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I picked up on something that was clarified in the lastest errata (v 1.3) and I wanted to make sure everyone else was aware of it as well.
In SR4 there is (now) a clear distinction between a modification to a skill rating and a bonus to a skill rating. The errata re-wrote 2 very key paragraphs on pg. 63 and pg. 109 that talk about the difference. The most important point is that an implant, power, or ability that modifies a skill rating has a limit: the modified skill rating cannot exceed the BASE rating by more than 1.5, rounded DOWN. That means that for your Gunslinger Adept to have a modified Pistols skill of 9, he/she must have a the base skill at 6. This distinction also makes other ablities, like Kinestics, way more powerful as they provide bonus dice and thus, can "improve" something an unlimited amount. I just wanted to make sure everyone else saw what I saw. |
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mdynna Skill Ratings: Modified vs. Bonus Feb 22 2006, 11:23 PM
Serbitar I've seen it and I dont like it. Especially th... Feb 22 2006, 11:33 PM Thanee I havn't seen a lot of skill rating modifiers.... Feb 23 2006, 07:34 AM Rotbart van Dainig The Adept Power of course. Feb 23 2006, 08:31 AM Thanee - deleted, because it was false -
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Thanee Feb 23 2006, 10:26 AM Crusher Bob Ah, yes this means that Mr. Scary, the not-fully o... Feb 23 2006, 10:58 AM Serbitar QUOTE (Thanee @ Feb 23 2006, 05:26 AM) But th... Feb 23 2006, 11:05 AM Thanee Ahh... Improved Ability has been errata'ed as ... Feb 23 2006, 11:20 AM Brahm QUOTE (Thanee) Ahh... Improved Ability has been er... Feb 23 2006, 03:30 PM Synner QUOTE (mdynna) In SR4 there is (now) a clear disti... Feb 23 2006, 07:28 PM Glyph Crusher Bob is right about how ugly it can get wit... Feb 24 2006, 06:58 AM The Horror Does this rule also apply to attributes? Ie. If a... Feb 24 2006, 07:23 AM Crusher Bob AFAIK, stats are only limited to the augmented max... Feb 24 2006, 07:43 AM Darkness QUOTE (The Horror) Does this rule also apply to at... Feb 24 2006, 12:39 PM Thanee Would the Synthacardium be counted as bonus dice? ... Feb 24 2006, 12:45 PM Darkness QUOTE (Thanee @ Feb 24 2006, 01:45 PM) Would ... Feb 24 2006, 05:04 PM mdynna I just thought of something I'm not clear abou... Feb 24 2006, 05:21 PM Serbitar why shouldnt you ?
After you applied improvements ... Feb 24 2006, 05:26 PM Azralon QUOTE (Serbitar @ Feb 22 2006, 07:33 PM) I... Feb 24 2006, 05:43 PM Frackula QUOTE (Crusher Bob) Ah, yes this means that Mr. Sc... Feb 24 2006, 05:54 PM Moon-Hawk Allright that's twenty-five dice, twenty-five,... Feb 24 2006, 05:57 PM Brahm QUOTE (Frackula @ Feb 24 2006, 12:54 PM) Spec... Feb 24 2006, 05:59 PM Azralon QUOTE (Moon-Hawk @ Feb 24 2006, 01:57 PM) All... Feb 24 2006, 06:08 PM Frackula QUOTE (Brahm) QUOTE (Frackula @ Feb 24 2006, ... Feb 24 2006, 06:48 PM Frackula QUOTE (Moon-Hawk @ Feb 24 2006, 12:57 PM) All... Feb 24 2006, 07:07 PM hobgoblin QUOTE (Azralon @ Feb 24 2006, 06:43 PM) That ... Feb 24 2006, 07:32 PM Shrike30 I've got a kinesics 5 adept in the game I... Feb 24 2006, 08:48 PM Azralon QUOTE (Frackula) Oh, and he wears Trid Phantasm cl... Feb 24 2006, 08:51 PM Brahm QUOTE (Shrike30) Of course, when the Shivers are y... Feb 24 2006, 09:06 PM Shrike30 "Shouldn't I get to make a Negotiation Op... Feb 24 2006, 10:41 PM Glyph QUOTE (mdynna)I just thought of something I'm ... Feb 25 2006, 03:53 AM Glyph QUOTE (Moon-Hawk)Allright that's twenty-five d... Feb 25 2006, 04:16 AM Frackula QUOTE (Glyph) QUOTE (Moon-Hawk)Allright that's... Feb 25 2006, 07:15 AM Darkness RE: Skill Ratings: Modified vs. Bonus Feb 25 2006, 02:14 PM hobgoblin hmm, shivers? when did we go from shadowrun to SLA... Feb 25 2006, 02:53 PM Brahm Reathanol flashback. Feb 25 2006, 03:26 PM Shrike30 Hey, Shivers were/are the shit. Feb 25 2006, 07:33 PM Larsine QUOTE (Glyph)Elf with 7 Charisma (since only one s... Feb 26 2006, 10:47 AM Glyph It's kind of an ambiguously worded rule, but y... Feb 27 2006, 02:16 AM fool :love:kinesics 3 with control thoughts at spell ca... Feb 27 2006, 10:41 PM hobgoblin QUOTE (Glyph) It's kind of an ambiguously word... Feb 27 2006, 11:36 PM ryanstone In regard to the Gunslinger Adept that we being di... Feb 27 2006, 11:58 PM Darkness QUOTE (ryanstone) In regard to the Gunslinger Adep... Feb 28 2006, 01:38 AM Xenith I've been toying with a suprisingly useful hou... Feb 28 2006, 01:58 AM Ankle Biter QUOTE (Frackula) QUOTE (Glyph @ Feb 24 2006, ... Mar 30 2006, 10:23 PM mdynna QUOTE (Darkness) QUOTE (ryanstone @ Feb 28 20... Mar 31 2006, 04:43 PM PBTHHHHT QUOTE (Ankle Biter) QUOTE (Frackula @ Feb 25 ... Mar 31 2006, 08:16 PM NightHaunter Social Adepts are insane but the one I put in last... Apr 1 2006, 10:22 AM hobgoblin QUOTE the shaman went astral after a failed ram wi... Apr 1 2006, 12:01 PM b1ffov3rfl0w That shouldn't work on a Westwind Eurocar. It... Apr 2 2006, 06:02 AM Jaid QUOTE (b1ffov3rfl0w) That shouldn't work on a ... Apr 2 2006, 07:22 AM lorechaser Resurrecting this thread.
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