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Steve Jackson · 07-09-2018, 06:02 PM

What we have now:

UC I - IQ 10 - costs 2
UC II - IQ 12 - costs 2
UC III- IQ 14 - costs 2
UC IV - IQ 14 - costs 2 - min DX 15
UC V - IQ 14 - costs 3 - min DX 16

Suppose for the sake of discussion (I had some Sake of Discussion the other night and it was delicious) that we did something like

UC I - IQ 9 - costs 1
UC II - IQ 10 - costs 1
UC III- IQ 11 - costs 2 - min DX 13
UC IV - IQ 12 - costs 2 - min DX 14
UC V - IQ 12 - costs 2 - min DX 15

Then it would be credible to have a STARTING character who is well trained, provided he does not do much else.

I think where that settles out is
ST 8, DX 13, IQ 11 - 32 points
which would fit into the new requirement for UC III.

So you can spend 8 of a starting 11 IQ on training, leaving a whole 3 for other things. You will be a "dojo kid" who has not spent much time NOT training. But you can't start off as a Master.

If I decide that Silent Movement is overpriced (I know that Stealth, formerly Spying, costs too much), you might be able to start as a ninja!

07-09-2018, 06:02 PM	#1
Steve Jackson President and EIC Join Date: Jul 2004	Unarmed Combat What we have now: UC I - IQ 10 - costs 2 UC II - IQ 12 - costs 2 UC III- IQ 14 - costs 2 UC IV - IQ 14 - costs 2 - min DX 15 UC V - IQ 14 - costs 3 - min DX 16 Suppose for the sake of discussion (I had some Sake of Discussion the other night and it was delicious) that we did something like UC I - IQ 9 - costs 1 UC II - IQ 10 - costs 1 UC III- IQ 11 - costs 2 - min DX 13 UC IV - IQ 12 - costs 2 - min DX 14 UC V - IQ 12 - costs 2 - min DX 15 Then it would be credible to have a STARTING character who is well trained, provided he does not do much else. I think where that settles out is ST 8, DX 13, IQ 11 - 32 points which would fit into the new requirement for UC III. So you can spend 8 of a starting 11 IQ on training, leaving a whole 3 for other things. You will be a "dojo kid" who has not spent much time NOT training. But you can't start off as a Master. If I decide that Silent Movement is overpriced (I know that Stealth, formerly Spying, costs too much), you might be able to start as a ninja!