LordEntropy Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Hi, I have just picked up BRP but I used to own Runequest back in the 80's and also Superworld for a time. I have been skimming through the new book and have a question on skill specialities. Using half the score of a related skill is mentioned in the example but not in the text. Is this a hard and fast rule or have I missed it elsewhere? The book is awesome and is certainly taking me back to my early days of gaming as well as being a good value product for the size of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Using half the score of a related skill is mentioned in the example but not in the text. Is this a hard and fast rule or have I missed it elsewhere? It's a "where appropriate" rule, when the skills have some relevance to one another, and is only to be allowed at the GM's approval. For example, a Science (Mathematics) skill might be halved for a Science (Physics) skill attempt, but a Language (Spanish) would not be useful for a Language (Sanskrit) skill attempt. The infinite number of potential combinations prevents any hard-and-fast rule about it, or equivalency chart, so the GM should be the final arbiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEntropy Posted July 25, 2008 Author Share Posted July 25, 2008 It's a "where appropriate" rule, when the skills have some relevance to one another, and is only to be allowed at the GM's approval. For example, a Science (Mathematics) skill might be halved for a Science (Physics) skill attempt, but a Language (Spanish) would not be useful for a Language (Sanskrit) skill attempt. The infinite number of potential combinations prevents any hard-and-fast rule about it, or equivalency chart, so the GM should be the final arbiter. Jason thanks for the reply. OK now I understand why half skill was quoted in the example but not put as a specific rule, more or less could be used at GMs discretion. Cool thanks. By the way thanks for all the hard work you must have put into BRP it is a great book and I am looking forward to reading more of it. One of the things I like about it is that I already have a comfortable feeling with these rules despite not having really played any BRP based game since the 80's but the % system is just so damn intuitive.:thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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