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Vaevictis Asmadi · 05-18-2013, 12:05 PM

I don't find the talents to be metagamey. There are so many little subsets and variables of personality and intelligence and skill and experience that intersect to make somebody better or worse than one thing over another.

A talent is also a good way to represent "general experience" that would make your defaults better without bumping the attribute. If you've informally read a lot about a subject, or if you just find it easier to remember and use some skills vs. others for whatever reason, that's easily represented by a talent.

So a talent for animal skills could be a combination of having grown up with several pets (general experience) and having a personality that fits working with animals.

05-18-2013, 12:05 PM	#57
Vaevictis Asmadi Join Date: May 2007 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota, U.S.A.	Re: Alternate Talent pricing for math heads I don't find the talents to be metagamey. There are so many little subsets and variables of personality and intelligence and skill and experience that intersect to make somebody better or worse than one thing over another. A talent is also a good way to represent "general experience" that would make your defaults better without bumping the attribute. If you've informally read a lot about a subject, or if you just find it easier to remember and use some skills vs. others for whatever reason, that's easily represented by a talent. So a talent for animal skills could be a combination of having grown up with several pets (general experience) and having a personality that fits working with animals. __________________ I have Confused and Clueless. Sometimes I miss sarcasm and humor, or critically fail my Savoir-Faire roll. None of it is intentional. Published GURPS Settings (as of 4/2013 -- I hope to update it someday...)