Re: knacks, talents, etc.

From: KYER, JEFFREY <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:11:57 -0400

Mikael Raaterova wrote:
>
> >One of the things I liked about character creation in
> >Ars Magica was "knacks"--things that were not skills,
> >but enhanced any of your skills when you were doing
> >something related to your knack.
>
> I liked that too, and, yes, these kinds of things were in an earlier
> draft of the rules, but got cut for some reason i can't fathom.
>
> Not that they are difficult to add: a bonus to rolls, the size of
> which depends on how infrequently it might be applicable.
>

Also, there might have been some problem with how to implement or upgrade them. But I can see them being subject to a lot of abuse. Ah well.

Jeff

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