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Message: <blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 2670033" data-attributes="member: 13164">I use a variant on Craft, Knowledge, and Perform which was posted here fairly long ago.  I can't find the thread or the writer of this post again, but I do have a copy of the post saved in a Yahoo! group, so here you go, the section of the post relevant to the current discussion.  Using this system, I would make Knowledge (Region [Local]) simply be a separate subskill for each region.  And I'd recommend cascade skills for everyone; it's THE most asked for house rule in my games now.Okay, now to the Perform skill fix... Slightly klunky, but with applicationselsewhere, and (IMHO) it makes things better all around, and 3.5e charactersless idiotic.1) Perform is now a "Cascade Skill". This means that, each time a Rank ofPerform is purchased, a number of Skill Points equal to the Ranks of Performis added to the previous total... (Huh?)It goes like this: A first-level Bard with the maximum four Skill Ranks inPerform has 10 Skill Points in Perform to spend (1+2+3+4=10).2) Each Perform Cascade Skill Point MUST BE SPENT ON A SPECIFIC SUBSKILL.The first level Bard, for instance, could take Perform Sing (4), Harp (4),Flute (2). At the next level, if they put one more Skill Point into Perform(keeping it maxed out), then they would have five Ranks of Perform, and gainan additional FIVE Cascade Skill Points. They could then add one more (each)to Sing and Harp, and put the other three into Flute (thus having all threeat their Max. Skill Rank of five), or all three into Poetry (having Sing(5), Harp (5), Flute (2), Poetry (3)).3) No Synergy Bonuses. If you want to play an instrument, buy thatinstrument. You'll have enough points!4) The more skilled you get, the easier it is to pick up another instrument,but the more you have, the less skilled you'll be with each.5) You can still "waste" a few Ranks on Dance, Mime, etc., if you wish. Youcan't use them for Bardic Music, but so what? You can now afford it.6) I leave the ajudication of Perform (Comedy, et al) to the GM... Itdoesn't fit my definition of "Bardic Music", but then again, neither doesPerform (Oratory) or Perform (Drums). Handle it as you see fit.7) In all cases, Cascade Sub-skill Ranks are always limited by Max. SkillRanks, like any other skill.==================Other Cascade Skills:I believe that all of the skills with sub-skills should be handled the sameway (YMMV). Namely, Craft, Knowledge, and Profession.I think it hurts the game very little to have characters being able to getjobs in various Professions, capable of fixing various things, andknowledgeable in many areas (particularly when MOST PCs are hampered by MOSTKnowledge skills being Cross-Class for them).IMHO, PCs who adventure on the Astral Plane should be able to afford someKnowledge (Planes) when they get back. Fighters should have Knowledge(History) to cover the ancient battles and tactics they're always talkingabout...With cascade skills, even if Knowledge or a Profession is Cross-Class, a PCcan, in a few levels, max out Skill Ranks in ONE sub-skill, or quickly pickup a smattering in a few!Carft/Knowledge/Perform/ProfessionCascade Skill Ranks Skill Points1 12 33 64 105 156 217 288 369 4510 55</blockquote>

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