 Character creation question, Thanks for all the help!!! |
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 Aug 22 2003, 03:14 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 847  |
During character creation can I buy a skill higher than its linked attribute? If so does it cost any extra points?
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Aug 22 2003, 03:31 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 5-June 03 Member No.: 4,689 |
IIRC yes up to the maximum, but at double cost above the attribute.
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Aug 22 2003, 04:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 289 Joined: 17-August 03 From: The Waves. Care to Join Me? Member No.: 5,505 |
Yep, that's correct. For each skill point you pay over your level in the linked attribute, you pay two points instead of one (which gets expensive quickly). Both the skill example for the Covert Ops Specialist in the Character Creation Chapter and the Skills Chapter bear that one out. And the maximum skill rating without specialising is 6. People tend to forget that a lot for some weird reason. |
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Aug 23 2003, 12:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 614 Joined: 17-June 03 From: A safehouse about to be compromised by ninjas Member No.: 4,754 |
Above = correct. To clarify with example:
You have Charisma 3. You want Etiquette 6. You pay: 1 point for each increase up to etiquette 3 (total 3) 2 points for each increase up to eqiquette 6 (6 more) -or- 9 skill points spent in total for an eqtiquette 6 skill, when your charisma is 3 |
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Aug 23 2003, 03:25 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437 |
People don't forget that at all, it's not a rule to be forgetting (unless it's a personal House Rule.) As a matter of fact, page 82 of SR3 reads exactly:
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Aug 23 2003, 03:39 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 403 Joined: 27-August 02 From: Scotland Member No.: 3,175 |
Well I think he means you can't have it higher than 6 at creation, p57 of SR3 does say "No character can have a starting rating higher than 6 in any base skill (7 for specializations)." :) Obviously you can boost it all you like after you get started.
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Aug 23 2003, 03:41 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,222 Joined: 11-October 02 From: Netherlands and Belgium Member No.: 3,437 |
Ah, ok. My bad. Well, as long as everyone realizes it's only at char gen. :P
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