From:	Allen Versfeld <aversfel@****.CS.UNP.AC.ZA>
Subject:	improving skills
Date:	Mon, 11 Sep 1995 09:07:57 +0200

Ok, here is somethint that has been bothering me for a while.
When you create a character, and allocate your skills, you use the
general/concentration/specialisation, and allocate points as follows
(yes, I know that I am restating rules that everyone knows backwards, but
I just want to be absolutely clear)

general skill : no. of points allocated
gen./conc. : -1/+1
gen./conc./spec : -2/allocated/+2

Now, what happens when you spend your karma on a general skill?
say you have firearms/HP/predator 4/6/8
you spend 10 karma on firearms.
do you now have 5/6/8 or does the bonus benefit everything? (ie 5/7/9)

I have always played the first way, but it doesn't seem realistic.
surely, if you train with firearms in general, that means that you are
better at *all* firearms, including your predator?

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