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No, I understood that part; I was just wondering whether the maximum of 75% percent includes your base percentage. For example, humans get a base percentage of 25 in Scan. Can a player only put up to 50 points in this skill initially, or can he put in 75 points in addition to this? I'm guessing it's the former, but I wanted to make sure, as I'm sure the BRP rulebook says something about this. It's not made clear in the RQIII basic rules, and one of my players believes it's the latter.

In the rulebook, it says that you can only initially increase certain skills to 75%. Is this including or in addition to your species' base percentage in that skill? It's not clear in this rulebook, but I'm guessing there's some accepted standard or errata somewhere.

Thanks, all, for the replies! Mechashef: I was actually only confused about the acquiring of initial spells, but thanks for the concern and very thorough reply! I've read much more of the magic section now, and it actually never seems to make this any clearer than that one sentence I quoted (for spirit magic, at least). Anyway, all my questions are now answered. :thumb:

I'm reading the GW Basic Third Edition rules, and in the section on magic under character generation, it says, "Primitive and nomadic culture adventurers gain 1d3-1 points of spirit magic at 15 years of age, plus 1 point per additional 10 years or fraction thereof." This is separate from my initial magic points derived from characteristics. Does this mean I get up to two spirit magic spells, or two points worth of spirit spells? (For example, if two spells cost one point each to cast) Later down the page, it says that civilized characters can potentially gain "1d3-1 sorcery spells at age fifteen, plus one additional spell per five years or fraction." I can't tell whether the writing is inconsistent or what... Also, what does the "or fraction thereof" suggest? Can you gain a fraction of a spell/spell point or something? Thanks in advance, anyone who can help. I really appreciate it. I'll also keep reading the book in case I just overlooked something...