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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5029617" data-attributes="member: 82106">I'd essentially call this the default 4e way of handling it. Background already gives you a +2 to an entire skill (if you want to take that advantage). So the character that has background &quot;Farmer&quot; can get +2 to Nature. Now if he's asked to handle an animal or harvest a plant or something, the DM can easily give him another +2 because he's especially good at that. The ranger that got Nature because he wanders in the woods a lot, he has no idea about harvesting plants in particular, though he's probably going to do a pretty good job of it he's 4 points behind the guy who was a farmer.And really, what DM wouldn't give this PC that was a farmer some detailed background knowledge either? He's going to know if its the right time to plant corn, be able to tell if a crop is getting enough water, plow a field, etc. Those things don't have bonuses because they are mundane stuff that doesn't even require a die roll in general.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5029617, member: 82106"] I'd essentially call this the default 4e way of handling it. Background already gives you a +2 to an entire skill (if you want to take that advantage). So the character that has background "Farmer" can get +2 to Nature. Now if he's asked to handle an animal or harvest a plant or something, the DM can easily give him another +2 because he's especially good at that. The ranger that got Nature because he wanders in the woods a lot, he has no idea about harvesting plants in particular, though he's probably going to do a pretty good job of it he's 4 points behind the guy who was a farmer. And really, what DM wouldn't give this PC that was a farmer some detailed background knowledge either? He's going to know if its the right time to plant corn, be able to tell if a crop is getting enough water, plow a field, etc. Those things don't have bonuses because they are mundane stuff that doesn't even require a die roll in general. [/QUOTE]

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