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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 994143" data-attributes="member: 3051">I'm with Afrodyte on this one.&nbsp; Do NOT just let the player pick a list or trade one-for-one for whatever he wants.&nbsp; Use the existing lists as a guideline, and you, as DM, can think about swapping one or maybe two skills for others of equal power.&nbsp; No exclusive skills, no skills that only a few classes get, just the usual stuff.I mean, look at the list you gave for Fighters.&nbsp; None of those skills are particularly appealing to most players.&nbsp; Instead, I'll change it to:Hide, Move Silently, Spot, Search, Tumble, and Use Magic Device.It's still 6 skills, right?&nbsp; Except that it's not even CLOSE to balanced now.&nbsp; Every one of those skills is something a player wants.&nbsp; Why bother playing a Rogue or Bard if no matter what class I am, I can get the three or so skills I really want?&nbsp; It also makes many PrCs pathetically easy to enter.If he wants Spot, Listen, and Wilderness Lore as class skills, tell him to play a Ranger, because that's just not what a Fighter IS.&nbsp; None of the Fighter skills are good enough to trade for even one of those three, IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 994143, member: 3051"] I'm with Afrodyte on this one. Do NOT just let the player pick a list or trade one-for-one for whatever he wants. Use the existing lists as a guideline, and you, as DM, can think about swapping one or maybe two skills for others of equal power. No exclusive skills, no skills that only a few classes get, just the usual stuff. I mean, look at the list you gave for Fighters. None of those skills are particularly appealing to most players. Instead, I'll change it to: Hide, Move Silently, Spot, Search, Tumble, and Use Magic Device. It's still 6 skills, right? Except that it's not even CLOSE to balanced now. Every one of those skills is something a player wants. Why bother playing a Rogue or Bard if no matter what class I am, I can get the three or so skills I really want? It also makes many PrCs pathetically easy to enter. If he wants Spot, Listen, and Wilderness Lore as class skills, tell him to play a Ranger, because that's just not what a Fighter IS. None of the Fighter skills are good enough to trade for even one of those three, IMO. [/QUOTE]

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