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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 382920" data-attributes="member: 96">Who says he has to put it into class skills?  The peasant doesn't get to minmax, remember?  Maybe he's got some Wilderness Lore - I bet a lot of peasants did.  Knowledge (local), unless he never leaves his house.  Intimidate, if he's a bully.  And why not Climb or Listen or Spot?  And why does Handle Animal mean he'd get a job as a groom?  How many grooms do you think a settlement needs?  Again, opportunity.That's pretty ridiculous. I know the Declaration says "all men are created equal" but, really.  Why do you think everyone, especially in a medieval setting, is going to have equal opportunities? All of which means he's probably not a commoner, not an unskilled laborer, and not making 1 sp/day.  That doesn't mean that Joe Commoner without an 18 int should be making more money though!What makes you think that anyone will pay money to go to Joe Default when they can go to someone with training?  When was the last time you hired a complete novice to perform a service for you or to make something for you?What makes you think the guild will hire him as an apprentice, when the guild members have children and such of their own to fill the apprentice slots?There are not an unlimited number of jobs, after all.J</blockquote>