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Old 01-02-2018, 11:29 AM   #46
malloyd
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Default Re: Realistic Point Gains

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl View Post
I think that it is guideline that people kept from 3e. Skills can represent formal training, but they can also represent a specific innate talent. In 4e, you could potentially have a child born with Karate at DX+10 and Judo at DX+10 (Power Ups 3: Talents, discusses skills as innate propensity on page 17). If that child grows into an adult with DX 14, the adult would be one of the most talented martial artist on the planet, even without formal training.
This is more or less true in 3e too - it's even explicitly called out in the Artistic skills section even if you are adhering religiously to the RAW.
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