Version 5 update with a sneeky peek

[Rob Lang]

So I've been working through the changes for version 5 and have got as far as the Skills in character generation. This is quite a large undertaking! I have been brutal with the pruning, cutting down to the bare minimum of what skills I see the players using. I'm not grouping the trees by skill type anymore. The amount of rules I'm cutting away is humungous - leaving more room for flavour and bionics.

Skills will have a value between 1 and 5 and the caveat with the tree is that a higher epoch skill cannot have a greater level than a lower epoch. Where attribute raising will require you spend RP for the level you're going to, skills are simply 1-for-1.

I'm not sure if I like them being centre-aligned. I'll have a play with that another time.

[Onix]

I'm not really sure I'd go with the epochs on a lot of these. A lot of them aren't strictly dependent on each other. For example, plenty of people learn the ins and outs of Law without delving deeply into history. An abusive mate may know how to Intimidate very well, and may even be great at manipulation (Persuade) but may totally lack Empathy.

With the v5 system it might make for some interesting play to say that the connected skills are allowed to build on each other. So I can use my Streetwise and Streetfighting and combine the skills to get a better roll.

[Rob Lang]

That's a fair call. I'm not too worried about modelling reality too far in the Skill Trees. It's partly about organising them and giving the player an extra strategic character design decision.

Yours is a good point well made, tho.

[DOC_Agren]

Rob, I do have 1 question
Why is Spacecraft Ops under Empathy

[Onix]

[Rob Lang]

[Evil Scientist]

[DOC_Agren]

[Rob Lang]

All the repair skills are either micro or macro. Micro for very small things and Macro for vehicles and spacecraft. There's less skill collection in v5 but more options for using them because the core mechanic is to use the skill and attribute.

[DOC_Agren]

Juan just notice no more rail fighting
and why is gun fu 3 epochs of streetwise and not tied into guns at all?