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multiple questions

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:49 pm
by earcaraxe
hi!

1) at character creation can the 8 free skill points be spent on journeyman-level skills?

2) can a circle 2 character learn a journeyman-level skill, for instance resist taunt?

3) do extra successes from spellcasting a damaging spell lower armor (penetrate like physical attacks)? if yes then the "extra success" effects of spells r in addition? (my guess here is that spells doesnt penetrate, at least, not by deafault, right?)

Re: multiple questions

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:23 pm
by Belenus
Hi,
earcaraxe wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:49 pm
1) at character creation can the 8 free skill points be spent on journeyman-level skills?
Yes and each point for a journeyman-level skill counts the same amount as for novice-level skills.
earcaraxe wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:49 pm
2) can a circle 2 character learn a journeyman-level skill, for instance resist taunt?
No problem here as well, you just need to consider, that learning journey-level skills is more expensive than novice-level skills.
earcaraxe wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:49 pm
3) do extra successes from spellcasting a damaging spell lower armor (penetrate like physical attacks)? if yes then the "extra success" effects of spells r in addition? (my guess here is that spells doesnt penetrate, at least, not by deafault, right?)
I don't really understand this question. In fourth edition you can't ignore / penetrate the armor with a high enough attack like you could in older editions. Neither with physical nor with magical attacks.

Re: multiple questions

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:30 pm
by earcaraxe
thanks!

1) So it is worth buying the stronger ones at creation. (Even warden level skills perhaps...)

3) i meant u get +2 damage per extra success with physical attacks. I guess its not true for magical ones, although it says on page 378 "Exceptionally well-placed attacks, lucky shots, or attacks that sufficiently focus a character’s magic—these can all result in more effective
attacks." But "more effective" in the case of spells only means the things in the used spells description.

Re: multiple questions

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:31 pm
by RazanMG
Before answering always first read errata.

1. No.
General Skills, Page 71
Errata: Only Novice-tier skills can be purchased at character creation with starting skill points. The line stating this was omitted in layout.

2. Yes.

3. All spells have in description what extra successes do, like - Success Levels: Increase Effect (+2 Effect Step)
Not all damaging spells gain +2 to damage / success.

Re: multiple questions

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:04 pm
by earcaraxe
thanks!

Re: multiple questions

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:06 pm
by Belenus
RazanMG wrote:
Sun Jan 27, 2019 5:31 pm
Before answering always first read errata.

1. No.
General Skills, Page 71
Errata: Only Novice-tier skills can be purchased at character creation with starting skill points. The line stating this was omitted in layout.
Woops, good to know, guess I have to edit my last character a bit :(

Re: multiple questions

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:51 pm
by ragbasti
We solved it by making those cost 2 points per rank at creation and the max rank you could have journeyman skills at creation being 1.

That was before the errata though, where our GM interjected that it seemed like an oversight and came up with the above rule.

Re: multiple questions

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:35 pm
by Bonhumm
Although this 'special' rule might make sense in the context of being unaware of the errata; having a brand new character with Rank 3 Second Attack + Rank 3 Riposte + Rank 2 Second Weapon would be quite OP in my opinion.

Re: multiple questions

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:52 am
by ragbasti
ragbasti wrote:
Mon Jan 28, 2019 2:51 pm
the max rank you could have journeyman skills at creation being 1.
That's why this was included. You can learn something advanced, but you can't have much practice in it.
Also, the LP cost and training times/costs for these talents far outweigh the usefulness of raising them compared to their core talents most of the time.

Since the errata we handle it according to the official rules, of course.