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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 5997843" data-attributes="member: 7006">And yet I wouldn't give the Bounty Hunter that wide of a scope.&nbsp; Could he notice perhaps a deadfall that a roving band of elves set up in the woods?&nbsp; Perhaps.&nbsp; But would a Bounty Hunter know about finding a spear trap in dungeon?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; And yet having &quot;Spot&quot; means he gets to do both... IN ADDITION to finding secret doors, and that false bottom in the chest, etc. etc.&nbsp; Whereas the Artisan (depending on what type of art he took) could get a lot more at first blush.&nbsp; The Cartographer would have a really good knowledge of geography, and spotting odd earth formations.&nbsp; The Brewer would know about all kinds of things that grow and are/are not safe, giving him conceivable bonuses to &quot;survival&quot; (despite the Survival skill never appearing on the Artisan's list in a thousand years).&nbsp; The Blacksmith could have Animal Handling when it comes to horses (shoeing them and the like).But the most important thing about using the Background is that it asks the player to think about HIS CHARACTER and the situation at hand... and whether what he was in the past might help him in the present.&nbsp; If he was a Spy... how could that be applied to what he's doing now?&nbsp; If it was for a government he is currently dealing with... perhaps he gets that +3 for CHA checks.&nbsp; But if it was for another government than the one he is currently in... that +3 doesn't get to apply.&nbsp; Which makes more sense than just having a universal ability to &quot;Bluff&quot; anyone and everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 5997843, member: 7006"] And yet I wouldn't give the Bounty Hunter that wide of a scope. Could he notice perhaps a deadfall that a roving band of elves set up in the woods? Perhaps. But would a Bounty Hunter know about finding a spear trap in dungeon? Nope. And yet having "Spot" means he gets to do both... IN ADDITION to finding secret doors, and that false bottom in the chest, etc. etc. Whereas the Artisan (depending on what type of art he took) could get a lot more at first blush. The Cartographer would have a really good knowledge of geography, and spotting odd earth formations. The Brewer would know about all kinds of things that grow and are/are not safe, giving him conceivable bonuses to "survival" (despite the Survival skill never appearing on the Artisan's list in a thousand years). The Blacksmith could have Animal Handling when it comes to horses (shoeing them and the like). But the most important thing about using the Background is that it asks the player to think about HIS CHARACTER and the situation at hand... and whether what he was in the past might help him in the present. If he was a Spy... how could that be applied to what he's doing now? If it was for a government he is currently dealing with... perhaps he gets that +3 for CHA checks. But if it was for another government than the one he is currently in... that +3 doesn't get to apply. Which makes more sense than just having a universal ability to "Bluff" anyone and everyone. [/QUOTE]

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