From:	Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject:	Re: Skillz to pay the billz
Date:	Tue, 19 May 1998 10:55:19 EDT

In a message dated 5/19/98 3:36:27 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
gurth@******.NL writes:

> IMHO an easy fix is to _require_ concentrations, rather than have them
> available as options to players. However in that case I think the +1 bonus
> should be removed, and only a +1 added for specializing. Taking this a
> step further, if someone wants to have the basic skill, you could subtract
> a point.

I -think- I get this.

> For example, spending 4 skillpoints on Computer (Software) means you get a
> level of 4 in this concentration; 4 points on Computer (Software, Matrix
> Programming) gives a skill level of 5, while just Computer skill with 4
> points spent gives a skill of 3.

Okay, I get the idea now. Not bad actually.

> At any rate it means characters will be good at the thing they
> concentrated in (for example, Athletics (Climbing)) but less about related
> areas (running, jumping, lifting, etc.).

Which would probably make a -bit- more sense to more people than the options
that are out there ATM.

-K