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<blockquote data-quote="Squire James" data-source="post: 4151987" data-attributes="member: 548">I'm kind of a &quot;tweener&quot; here.&nbsp; I like the idea of mostly selecting one's skills and going on with the game, but I agree there should be some variation in the game.&nbsp; So my thought is to kind of bastard-ize the systems as follows:The skill list is re-worked to provide about 16 skills.&nbsp; There are no &quot;choose one&quot; skills... choosing Craft means you're good at Making Stuff, choosing Lore means you're good at Knowing Non-Magical Stuff, etc.&nbsp; I'm considering making Specialized and further rankings force you to choose a specialty within the skill (all non-specialty areas of the skill using the Trained rating), but I'm not sure I want to get that detailed or not.Untrained Bonus = Ability Score Bonus + level /2 (like 4e)Trained Bonus = Untrained +4Specialized Bonus = Untrained +8Mastered Bonus = Untrained +12Grand Mastered Bonus = Untrained +16Skill Points at Level 1:&nbsp; 4+ Int bonus for all classes.Additional Skill Points are gained in each class according to how many base skill points the class would grant in the &quot;normal&quot; skill rules:&nbsp; 1 per 5 levels at base 2, 1 per 4 levels at base 4, 1 per 3 levels at base 6, or 1 per 2 levels at base 8.One skill point will upgrade a single skill to the next tier (Untrained -&gt; Trained -&gt; Specialized -&gt; Mastered).&nbsp; Specialized skills can only be taken at character level 10+, and Mastered skills can only be taken at character level 20+.&nbsp; Skill Focus can be taken for only one skill, and it increases the skill by one tier regardless of character level.&nbsp; Mastered + Skill Focus is the only way to attain a Grand Mastered skill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Squire James, post: 4151987, member: 548"] I'm kind of a "tweener" here. I like the idea of mostly selecting one's skills and going on with the game, but I agree there should be some variation in the game. So my thought is to kind of bastard-ize the systems as follows: The skill list is re-worked to provide about 16 skills. There are no "choose one" skills... choosing Craft means you're good at Making Stuff, choosing Lore means you're good at Knowing Non-Magical Stuff, etc. I'm considering making Specialized and further rankings force you to choose a specialty within the skill (all non-specialty areas of the skill using the Trained rating), but I'm not sure I want to get that detailed or not. Untrained Bonus = Ability Score Bonus + level /2 (like 4e) Trained Bonus = Untrained +4 Specialized Bonus = Untrained +8 Mastered Bonus = Untrained +12 Grand Mastered Bonus = Untrained +16 Skill Points at Level 1: 4+ Int bonus for all classes. Additional Skill Points are gained in each class according to how many base skill points the class would grant in the "normal" skill rules: 1 per 5 levels at base 2, 1 per 4 levels at base 4, 1 per 3 levels at base 6, or 1 per 2 levels at base 8. One skill point will upgrade a single skill to the next tier (Untrained -> Trained -> Specialized -> Mastered). Specialized skills can only be taken at character level 10+, and Mastered skills can only be taken at character level 20+. Skill Focus can be taken for only one skill, and it increases the skill by one tier regardless of character level. Mastered + Skill Focus is the only way to attain a Grand Mastered skill. [/QUOTE]

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