From:	Dustin McCraw <dmccraw@*****.AIX.CALPOLY.EDU>
Subject:	Re: improving skills
Date:	Mon, 11 Sep 1995 15:22:17 -0700

In a previous letter, you stated :
>
>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?
>

I disagree. If you are highly skilled in the use of one weapon and you know
a little about the rest and you increase your knowledge in the general area
it wouldn't help you in your specialized weapon because you already have an
expert knowledge of the specialized weapon. The general knowledge is not
specific enough to push your specific skill up any.

I could see an arguement for the average increase over the entire
skill but my players don't get to do it.

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