Starfox
Hero
There have been numerous threads here about PC - Monster disparity in attacks and defenses. But skill disparity worries me even more. My game is only at level 8 yet, but I can see this coming.
A PC at lvl 30 gains the following skill modifiers
+15 for level
+4 in an ability constantly increased (+1 in a stat with minimal increase)
+6 item bonus in a skill you favor heavily (these things are costly!)
+3 if you go for Skill Focus
This is a spread from +16 to +28, with almost all skills getting +16 to +20.
A monster at level 30 gains the following improvements
+15 for level
+15 for ability increase
This is +30 to all skills. (I included skill training, as both characters and monsters can have that at level 1).
We thus have a disparity of 2 to 14 points. This makes opposed skill checks fairly much impossible at higher levels, at least in skills you do not put every effort into keeping high. If you use the new expertise and defense feats, you will have precious few feats to put into skills.
Can people who have actually played at these levels chime in; does my hypothetical model hold true, or is there some unforseen factor I havn't seen.
A PC at lvl 30 gains the following skill modifiers
+15 for level
+4 in an ability constantly increased (+1 in a stat with minimal increase)
+6 item bonus in a skill you favor heavily (these things are costly!)
+3 if you go for Skill Focus
This is a spread from +16 to +28, with almost all skills getting +16 to +20.
A monster at level 30 gains the following improvements
+15 for level
+15 for ability increase
This is +30 to all skills. (I included skill training, as both characters and monsters can have that at level 1).
We thus have a disparity of 2 to 14 points. This makes opposed skill checks fairly much impossible at higher levels, at least in skills you do not put every effort into keeping high. If you use the new expertise and defense feats, you will have precious few feats to put into skills.
Can people who have actually played at these levels chime in; does my hypothetical model hold true, or is there some unforseen factor I havn't seen.