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David L Pulver · 10-20-2019, 04:40 PM

I've been statting up a tribe of desert-dwelling hobgoblins.

In order for them to survive in the wilderness, they seem to need Woodsman talent - but it requires IQ 11 and Naturalist! Which seems very out of character.

I think a LOT of local IQ types, humans, orcs, gargolyes, whatever - should be able to avoid the penalties detailed in Woodsman for a 1-2 point talent available at IQ 7-8.

The more I think about this, the more it seems like Woodsman shouldn't be an IQ 11 talent that requires Naturalist - it should ideally be an IQ 7 talent!

Perhaps there should be a rule that if you have Area Knowledge for a particular area you gain the avantages of Woodsman, but only within that area?

10-20-2019, 04:40 PM	#1
David L Pulver AlienAbductee Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: In the UFO	Woodsman Problem? I've been statting up a tribe of desert-dwelling hobgoblins. In order for them to survive in the wilderness, they seem to need Woodsman talent - but it requires IQ 11 and Naturalist! Which seems very out of character. I think a LOT of local IQ types, humans, orcs, gargolyes, whatever - should be able to avoid the penalties detailed in Woodsman for a 1-2 point talent available at IQ 7-8. The more I think about this, the more it seems like Woodsman shouldn't be an IQ 11 talent that requires Naturalist - it should ideally be an IQ 7 talent! Perhaps there should be a rule that if you have Area Knowledge for a particular area you gain the avantages of Woodsman, but only within that area? __________________ Is love like the bittersweet taste of marmalade on burnt toast?