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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khaalis" data-source="post: 1376263" data-attributes="member: 2167">Personally I don't think there are enough skill points to go around in most cases, and I feel that many of the class skill lists are a bit restrictive. So I also use the house rule that cross-class skills cost only 1 point, but they carry the skill cap. The cap, in my view of the system, represents the fact that this is a side-line skill, a hobby if you will, not something you normally dedicate training to, thus it lags behind your primary skills.Case in point you cant create a Noble-born military trained Fighter archetype with the Fighter class skills because the have no access to Knowledge (Nobility or Engineering). To do this requires the use of cross-class skills, of which the fighter is designed to be the brainless sword swinger and gets precious few points.On another side note, as a few others have mentioned. I allow a "Heritage" Bonus at creation. It allows for a mechanics addition to the character for more creativity in character development.Heritage Skill Options: Choose one of the following Heritage Skill options at 1st level. All choices must be relevant to the PC's culture.• +2 inherent bonus to two Craft, Knowledge, or Profession skills. • +2 inherent bonus to one Class skill.  • +1 inherent bonus to two Class skills.• +1 inherent bonus to one Class skill and choose one appropriate Cross-Class skill to become a Class skill*.• +1 inherent bonus to one Class skill and swap two Class Skills for appropriate Cross-Class skills*. • Choose two appropriate Cross-Class skills to become Class skills*.*: These skills become class skills regardless of the class currently being trained, thus they remain class skills even if the PC multi-classes after 1st level.For example - the Noble-born militant Fighter could choose option 6, and add Knowledge (Nobility & Engineering) as permanent class skills.I have found that players like the ability to "tweak" their character and actually have skills for that relate to their background. I also have playtested this and find there to be no imbalance from the bonuses.</blockquote>

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