"Background" skill points at Level 1

[Nyaricus]

Old thread, but pertinent. I found it in many of my travels

I didn't realize anyone else did this, other than me. But maybe I got the idea from someone else and forgot that it wasnt mine originally.

You know, I am amazed that I am not the only one too. It's too bad you and many other posters in this thread simply don't freqent EN World anymore

I recently started up a new thread which discusses limiting craft, appraise Knowledge etc into expert only, and only giving free 'background' skill points (an elegant enough name, so that'll do it).

I am just surprized that anyone uses this

 

[Nifft]

You know, I am amazed that I am not the only one too. It's too bad you and many other posters in this thread simply don't freqent EN World anymore

Is there a "raise one eyebrow" emoticon?

-- N

 

[Bront]

I usually give a background feat (Which I've had people explain in a story or background, so it was fairly open if it fit and was well written out). Skill points, that I could see as well as a bonus for a background.

 

[Aus_Snow]

I give bonus skill points equal to the amount a human gets (4, then 1 per level). Humans still get theirs (additionally).

 

[Nyaricus]

Is there a "raise one eyebrow" emoticon?

-- N

Why'd you do that? Cause I was carring on a conversation with someone who isn't there? You should meet my invisible friend Bob, mang.



I coun't maybe 8 people here whoa ren't here anymore Poor EN World.

 

[Panask]

I grant 6 + Int mod free Skill Points to be spent on Craft, Profession, and Language skills. (I use a language system in my campaign where you need about 3 Skill Points, or a feat, to speak a language fluently.)

One of the other DMs in my campaign world uses roleplaying opportunities to allow the player to trade a few XPs for Skill Points: "You've been explicitly helping out with the sailing, so you can pick up 2 points of Profession (sailor) in exchange for N XPs." I won't specify N here because our XP system is quite different form standard D&D - we actually just use Hero Points, which can be used to go up levels, improve a dice roll, make magical items, bind a character to a magic item so he can use it (certain magic items only), and so on.

Panask
Servitar to Baldur

 

[TracerBullet42]

Something that I like to try in my games to encourage players to put ranks in the profession skill is to offer synergy bonuses to related skills. When the PC gains five ranks in the profession skill, I grant a +2 bonus to three skills that seem relevant to the stated profession. This simple bonus offers an incentive to throw a few ranks towards a profession and helps PCs to get "fleshed out."

 

[Stalker0]

One idea I've thought of trying was just allow all skills to be class skills, but only at 1st level. Since a 1st level adventurer has years of background where he could have developed skills, he could have developed skills in many different areas.

In this case, while the rogue would lose a little to a fighter in that the fighter can pick up lots of normally rogue only skills...the rogue has a base of 32 skillpoints at 1st level compared to a fighter's 8, so its not like the rogue is giving up a whole lot.

 

[Nifft]

Why'd you do that?

I thought it was an odd justification for thread necromancy. But, clearly the topic is still viable, so ignore my hemisupercilliousness.

-- N

 

[JoelF]

And here I thought that my 1 bonus skill point for a craft or profession was being generous!