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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sammael" data-source="post: 5154730" data-attributes="member: 4475">I'm even more "harsh" with the skill ranks in my system.When you gain the ability to improve skills (at every odd level), you may add 1 rank to a number of skills which you have affinity for (currently equal to 7+Int; bear in mind that attacks and saves are folded into skills in my system). So, new players start with 1 rank, and can never have more than level/2 (rounded up) ranks. However, the base bonus (1/2 level) is added to all skill checks, and you gain a number of +1 inherent and +1 competence bonuses at the beginning of the game.You cannot put ranks in skills that you don't have affinity for (ex cross-class skills), but you still get to add your base bonus to all checks.There are also feats that allow you to "catch up" the ranks for skills you haven't paid much attention to.I scaled all DCs down appropriately, with 7 being the base DC for easy stuff.</blockquote>