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<blockquote data-quote="TaranTheWanderer" data-source="post: 7994428" data-attributes="member: 15882">Forgive me if this has been said already.&nbsp; I skipped a bunch of posts.Soldiery is not a 'skill'.&nbsp; No profession is a single skill.&nbsp; It is a series of skills put together to give you an aptitude to perform the duties of your profession.Take the soldier background and then:Take proficiency in Athletics.&nbsp; Soldiers are in good shape and can march for miles and milesTake proficiency in History.&nbsp; Soldiers know ranks, historical battles,Take proficiency in a gaming set .&nbsp; Soldiers know strategy and strategy games are often key to learning said strategiesTake proficiency in perception.&nbsp; Soldiers need to do guard duty and be alert for danger-having a background in soldier will give you proficiency in any other ability check that doesn't fit into a specific category or skill.&nbsp; Just like it did in 2e.This is how I build all my characters.&nbsp; My character is a juggler!&nbsp; I will take Performance, acrobatics, slight of hand etc...put them together and you're a very skillful juggler/performer.&nbsp; Take the Entertainer Background to top it off.Remember that 3e didn't have 'Backgrounds' so they had a profession 'skill' that allowed you to make money by rolling skill checks.&nbsp; Now making money from your profession is often covered under your Background special ability.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TaranTheWanderer, post: 7994428, member: 15882"] Forgive me if this has been said already. I skipped a bunch of posts. Soldiery is not a 'skill'. No profession is a single skill. It is a series of skills put together to give you an aptitude to perform the duties of your profession. Take the soldier background and then: Take proficiency in Athletics. Soldiers are in good shape and can march for miles and miles Take proficiency in History. Soldiers know ranks, historical battles, Take proficiency in a gaming set . Soldiers know strategy and strategy games are often key to learning said strategies Take proficiency in perception. Soldiers need to do guard duty and be alert for danger -having a background in soldier will give you proficiency in any other ability check that doesn't fit into a specific category or skill. Just like it did in 2e. This is how I build all my characters. My character is a juggler! I will take Performance, acrobatics, slight of hand etc...put them together and you're a very skillful juggler/performer. Take the Entertainer Background to top it off. Remember that 3e didn't have 'Backgrounds' so they had a profession 'skill' that allowed you to make money by rolling skill checks. Now making money from your profession is often covered under your Background special ability. [/QUOTE]

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