Psychie
Princess Psychie
How do you want us to record the double skill thing for our WPs? Something like WP Sword x2? Or with Specialty?
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Ooh, good question! Hmm. Let me experiment.How do you want us to record the double skill thing for our WPs? Something like WP Sword x2? Or with Specialty?
"Specialized" is a term I first ran across in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons where Fighters could specialize in their chosen weapon and then double specialize later if they so desired. This is used in in future editions of D&D too.I’m glad I brought this up. I’d say ….. how about WP Large Sword - Specialized? That shows the double skill bonus well enough I think.
Kiseko's main weapons are her knives, because knives are a pretty ordinary weapon, more easily concealable than others, and lethal when need be (OK, when not needed too, but you can always whack them with the hilt instead?). She prefers fighting with a pair of them, because it looks cool and for more practical reasons: if needed, she can use one to parry while attacking with the other, or use both to attack and force her opponent to defend against two blades at once.Also, please provide why you have focused your characters on the weapon proficiencies you've focused on?
I believe it's covered under Wilderness Survival?I forget if Rifts has a Hunting skill? If so, I don't mind including it in Other Strangeness.
Kaerri What's your take on this?Ooh, good question! Hmm. Let me experiment.
W.P. Large Sword (remember - in this game, swords come in large and small and they are separate Weapon Proficiencies).
W.P. Large Sword +2 (specialized)
W.P. Large Sword +2 (professional quality)
W.P. Large Sword +2 (intensive training)
W.P. Large Sword +2 (x2)
W.P. Large Sword +2 (double skill)
W.P. Large Sword +2 (double)
Leaning towards "professional quality" for someone who's taken a W.P. twice, because you already have it so that someone who's taken another skill twice has professional-grade ability (as opposed to amateur). Like Hercules and cooking.Kaerri What's your take on this?
Kaerri I had thought about that too but "professional quality" means something differently among martial artists than it does for many other walks of life.Leaning towards "professional quality" for someone who's taken a W.P. twice, because you already have it so that someone who's taken another skill twice has professional-grade ability (as opposed to amateur). Like Hercules and cooking.
Maybe "specialized" for someone who's gotten that +3 from the Savior?
Honestly - I don't believe it matters much. It's just a word that shows up on the sheet and won't have relevance in the rp. Professional makes me think of bounty hunters and assassins, or soldiers - people who kill stuff as a profession. Not sure if that's intended, but it works nonetheless.
As a GM, it probably matters most to me. In my world, the difference between amateurs and professionals is night and day.Honestly - I don't believe it matters much. It's just a word that shows up on the sheet and won't have relevance in the rp. Professional makes me think of bounty hunters and assassins, or soldiers - people who kill stuff as a profession. Not sure if that's intended, but it works nonetheless.
Only if you too are all right with it - and you are! Cool! Thanks! =)So we are going with 'Amateur', 'Professional' and 'Specialized'? I ok with that.
As a GM, it probably matters most to me. In my world, the difference between amateurs and professionals is night and day.
Although she hardly gets to display it, Shirley Mack in our Broadsword game has professional-level singing. This means there is nothing amateurish about her ability to sing. Even if she fails a Sing roll, the presence of professional level talent and skill is there (unless she Fumbles then, with the Mackenzie Curse, God help her! Heh!).
As for professional-level Skills in weapon use, the dilemma I have is purely one based on Real Life. In my Real Life, the line between "amateur-level" and "professional" martial arts is clear, but not so clear. A beginner in the martial arts might have terrific natural talent and take on someone who has less talent but more skill and they might end up in a draw! This is not the same thing as Skills that affect only a single person (say, a professional gymnastics routine, cooking session, or the teacher in your astrophysics course). But again, this is all personal and doesn't really affect our game.
I like the idea of "amateur" level training (+1 at 1st level), "professional" level training (a second Skill invested into it), and "specialized" (that Savior Special W.P. where your technique is clearly professional and often just plain "good." (The word "good" among martial artists of my experience is a special one. When your friend asks you if you think they can take on another martial artist, your response might well be, "that depends. How good are they?" or "is he or she any good?" It sums up a heck of a lot of content when the word is used in that way.)
But I don't think we've heard from Sherwood just yet? What do you think of the Skills being described this way, Bud?