 Multiple Specializations For A Skill Legal in 5th, Is this new? |
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  Apr 24 2014, 08:33 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 482 Joined: 27-May 09 From: Ann Arbor, MI Member No.: 17,213  |
Maybe I just missed it until now, but 5th edition lets you have multiple specializations but only 1 per skill at character creation. Bottom of page 129: "Characters can have multiple specializations within the same skill, but one applies at a time. For example, a character with the Blades skill who specializes in Axes and Parrying would only receive a +2 dice bonus to tests when parrying with an axe.
New characters may only take one specialization per skill at character creation (Creating a Shadowrunner, p. 62), but you can buy more later." |
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Apr 24 2014, 08:53 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,351 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Behind the shadows of the Resonance Member No.: 17,653 |
That's how I read it, multiple specializations within a single skill now. Mind you that specializations now cost 7 karma, and not 2, so the cost for that +2 DP bonus has gone up.
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Apr 24 2014, 08:54 PM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
QUOTE (SpellBinder @ Apr 24 2014, 01:53 PM)  That's how I read it, multiple specializations within a single skill now. Mind you that specializations now cost 7 karma, and not 2, so the cost for that +2 DP bonus has gone up. Indeed... Now it behooves you to have a Skill of at least 3 prior to Specialization. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Apr 24 2014, 09:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 482 Joined: 27-May 09 From: Ann Arbor, MI Member No.: 17,213 |
I wish I had noticed that before I built the skill page of my character spreadsheet tool, especially the parts where I built in error checking in Priority Points vs Karma, or Skills vs Groups/broken groups. This is going to take a little bit of work to fix.
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