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<blockquote data-quote="amwest" data-source="post: 1256023" data-attributes="member: 15558">Their number of skill points would still be based on their class.Right, so the guiding philosophy of assigning skills is that ANY character of this type could plausibly be created with these skills.&nbsp; For example, a medical student might have something like Heal, Knowledge (herbalist), and Professon (Healer).&nbsp; So, with the Mozart expert you're right on the money, forgery is quite an odd skill for an academic, but that is the one used to determine authenticity.Its a historical fact that when boats sank, often nobles were the only ones who survived.&nbsp; It seems they had the leisure time to learn to enjoy water, where everyone else was relatively certain that they would drown.What about people who build scenery for plays?&nbsp; How can someone build an improvised instrument without some craft skill?To what?How does one tell a salty sea story without being able to embellish a lot?I tried building an explorer background, but everyone said it was more of a profession than a background.&nbsp; However, I agree with you and will be putting it back in.&nbsp; There is a nautical background though...?Right, right, but they could do that by taking the 'street' background and saying they're a thug.&nbsp; The criminal background would allow someone smart to co-opt a lot of the class functions of a rogue...&nbsp; So I wonder if it should cost a feat or something.Cool, is there a link around here for it?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="amwest, post: 1256023, member: 15558"] Their number of skill points would still be based on their class. Right, so the guiding philosophy of assigning skills is that ANY character of this type could plausibly be created with these skills. For example, a medical student might have something like Heal, Knowledge (herbalist), and Professon (Healer). So, with the Mozart expert you're right on the money, forgery is quite an odd skill for an academic, but that is the one used to determine authenticity. Its a historical fact that when boats sank, often nobles were the only ones who survived. It seems they had the leisure time to learn to enjoy water, where everyone else was relatively certain that they would drown. What about people who build scenery for plays? How can someone build an improvised instrument without some craft skill? To what? How does one tell a salty sea story without being able to embellish a lot? I tried building an explorer background, but everyone said it was more of a profession than a background. However, I agree with you and will be putting it back in. There is a nautical background though...? Right, right, but they could do that by taking the 'street' background and saying they're a thug. The criminal background would allow someone smart to co-opt a lot of the class functions of a rogue... So I wonder if it should cost a feat or something. Cool, is there a link around here for it? [/QUOTE]

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