I think this is optimal myself.
Note that the umbrella approach works fine with well-defined keywords (though they were really intended to keep you from having to write all the standard abilities on your sheet).
>I really like the umbrella method since it doesn't need massaging to
>accommodate some of the "out-there" fields of Expertise people can
>come up with... like, say, "Outlaw Jedi Archivist" which might need
>two (or more!) keywords in a more prescriptive descriptive framework.
Or you could say that you minimax by making your own keywords. In a totally good way -- you have a cooler keyword, and room for more distinctive abilities. But you're not getting anything that lets you overmatch other PCs.
-- David Dunham Glorantha/HQ/RQ page: www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html
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