Clarification request for skills Close combat vs specialized combat skills

From: Hannu Kokko <Hannu.Kokko_at_...>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:34:38 +0300

If a character has at the campaign start close combat 17 and then the specialized skill of for example spear and shield fighting at 17 will they both improve always at the same time. Or will he have to improve them separately. So that for example later on the close combat can be 18 and the spear and shield fighting 1w2 or vice versa.

If he takes for example rapier fighting later on as an additional skill by writing it on his character story with a hero point will it start at 12 or will it start at whatever the close combat is at the time.

If he uses close combat with a weapon that is not mentioned above he gets the improvisational modifier, of course.

--hannu