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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JimAde" data-source="post: 2754378" data-attributes="member: 16739">That's an interesting idea, but it's not quite what I'm trying to achieve.  It sounds like you are looking for a way to remove the skill ranks cap in a limited way to reflect super-specialization.  I'm looking for a way to let someone spend a moderate amount of ranks to get good at all aspects of something that d20 would normally treat as different skills.  Even though I used it as an example, I don't think Chess would be a good use of the Hobby skill now that I think about it.  If you wanted a super-specialized Chess skill you could just create it and make it based on INT, I suppose.  I don't see how you would use other abilities with the chess skill.  I don't play chess well enough to appreciate the "metagame" of intimidation and bluffing that might use other stats.Maybe I don't need a new mechanic.  I already let people use their ranks with different abilities if the situation calls for it.  For example, in my game you could use your Climb ranks with your Int ability to find and describe a route up a cliff face (effectively Aid Another without you actually having to climb).</blockquote>