From:	James Pearley Kilbride <kilbrj@***.EDU>
Subject:	Re: New Rule
Date:	Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:50:02 -0400

On Sep 5, 6:22pm, Kelly Martin wrote:
> Subject: Re: New Rule
> "James" == James Pearley Kilbride <kilbrj@***.EDU> writes:
>
> James> Question for all, I just bought Fields of Fire and the book
> James> mentions a skill, Military Science, I haven't been able to find
> James> it, where is it and what are it's concentrations and
> James> specilizations, would military history, with a tactics
> James> concentration, be enough to compensate for it..
>
> i would consider SRII's "military theory" skill (SRII p.73) to be
> equivalent to military science. no concentration or specialization
> seems called for, unless circumstances dictate otherwise.
>
> i am less than pleased with the structure of the entire knowledge
> skills division, but haven't had the time to redo it and then see if
> the rebuilt version is any worse (not to mention that it's not all
> that relevant in game terms). it has always amused me that all of the
> physical sciences together fall under one skill, while psychology and
> sociology are separated top-level skills. trust me, psych and soc are
> at least as closely related as physics and chemistry, and definitely
> closer than engineering and geology. and the specializations under
> computer theory are just plain wrong, imo.
>
> k.
> --
> kelly martin
<kelly@*******.bloomington.in.us>
>
> The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed
> ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.
> One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet
> be determined to make them otherwise. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
>-- End of excerpt from Kelly Martin

I will agree with you on the skill structure, but rather than play with
things too much I just leave them. The concentrations do need to be worked
on though and physical sciences is just WAY to broad.. I know because for
ROTC I just had to fill my next four years of courses and I didn't get to
many of the Physical science courses in there and they are VERY varied. But
do what you can with what you have. I would suggest maybe, seperating all
the physical science concentrations into seperate skills and then
concentrationing from there.

See ya later,
c/3c Kilbride
kilbrj@***.edu