On 30 Dec 2011, at 21:18, Olli Kantola wrote:
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> PC 1 has the keyword Weaponthane 18. PC 2 has the keyword Member of
> the Bluejay clan 16 (Dueling +2). PC 1 and PC 2 are involved in a
> duel. Weapothane is clearly more specifically suited to combat, but
> does Dueling trump that inside an umbrella keyword?
If Duelling has been bought as a break-out ability (as the +2 implies) then (by my understanding) it is counted as a separate ability rather than as part of the keyword for this purpose. In that case it would be more specific than the Weaponthane keyword. That's one of the advantages of taking break-out abilities.
However, if it isn't a break-out ability, then (IMHO) the Weaponthane keyword is more specific than the Clan keyword,
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> How about if in a different campaign PC 3 has the keyword Weaponthane
> 16 (Dueling +2) and PC 4 has Sword Combat 18 -ability? The ability is
> clearly more specific than the keyword, but does the Dueling ability
> inside the umbrella keyword trump this?
I suppose that duelling would usually be more specific than sword combat (although in a society with frequent duels, using a wide variety of weapons that might not be the case). Assuming that this isn't one of those odd cases, I think the same applies.
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