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Alden Loveshade · 02-08-2018, 10:01 AM

I've used this program for all my new PCs and NPCs for years and love it. But I just ran into a flaw I hadn't seen. (I checked for updates and I have the most current version).

By Basic p. 210, "Musical Composition IQ/Hard Defaults: Musical Instrument-2, or to Poetry-2 for song." But the program is defaulting Musical Composition, not just for song, to Poetry-2.

I made a test character with Poetry 24 and no musical abilities at all; GCA4 gave Musical Composition at 22. Pretty good for someone who doesn't sing, can't play an instrument, and has no Musical Ability.

EDIT: It would be nice if Musical Composition (Song) were included in the program, then that could default to Poetry-2.

02-08-2018, 10:01 AM	#1
Alden Loveshade Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hmm, looks like Earth, circa CE 2020+	Musical Composition defaults to Poetry I've used this program for all my new PCs and NPCs for years and love it. But I just ran into a flaw I hadn't seen. (I checked for updates and I have the most current version). By Basic p. 210, "Musical Composition IQ/Hard Defaults: Musical Instrument-2, or to Poetry-2 for song." But the program is defaulting Musical Composition, not just for song, to Poetry-2. I made a test character with Poetry 24 and no musical abilities at all; GCA4 gave Musical Composition at 22. Pretty good for someone who doesn't sing, can't play an instrument, and has no Musical Ability. EDIT: It would be nice if Musical Composition (Song) were included in the program, then that could default to Poetry-2. __________________ GURPS Fantasy Folk: Elves My first GURPS supplement Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer My humorous (I hope) article that also promotes SJGames/GURPS Kerry Thornley: Dwarf Planet Eris, Discordianism, and The John F. Kennedy Assassination Without Thornley, there would never have been the Steve Jackson Games edition of Principia Discordia Last edited by Alden Loveshade; 02-08-2018 at 10:16 AM. Reason: added note about Musical Composition (Song)