Essentially you now start with a certain number of key words, and
possibly other broad skills, with a starting value, call it 17.
Anything within that keyword or broad skill can start at that value,
but each has to be bought up individually. Hence:
Close Combat 17:
spear & shield 1W
brawl 17
sword & shiled 18
Or
Hunter 17
Track 17
Butcher 17
Know prey animal 19
Stalk 2W
etc....
Or
Tough 13
Ignore pain 17
Endure cold 14
Work without break 13
(the alternative on broad skills is to make it more specific and other uses take a penalty, so instead of just taking tough, take "Tough: ignore pain" as a normal ability, then any other usage takes a penalty based on how close it is to that.
--Bryan
> I'd also say you have an ability rating for the skill, and one for
> each of the sub-skills. The skill rating would be used as a bonus
to
> any of its sub-skills, but could not be used on its own. Improving
> the skill would cost more HP, like an affinity. I'd limit the
number
> of sub-skills per skill (10 or 15 maybe).
>
> Example:
>
> The Force =18
> - Confuse weak minds +3
> - Sense death of millions +1
> - Telekinesis 0
>
> Gives me effective target numbers of Confuse weak minds =1w, Sense
> death of millions =19, Telekinesis =18.
> I could spend 1HP to give me Confuse weak minds +4, effectively 2w.
> Or I could spend 1HP to give myself Guide Lightsabre 0, effectively
> =18.
> Or I could spend, say, 3HP to give myself The Force =19, and
> effective target numbers of Confuse weak minds =2w, Sense death of
> millions =20, Telekinesis =19.
>
> However, I wouldn't decide what the skills and sub-skills were
before
> starting to play. Instead I'd leave that until a few sessions had
> been played, then do a re-structuring with the players.
>
> Cheers,
>
> sjjh
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