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Old 01-29-2010, 04:00 AM   #39
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Default Re: Some questions about the Soldier skill

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Originally Posted by sir_pudding View Post
It should be Soldier, IMO. Blackwater cleans their M16s and operates their radios the same as everybody else.
"Mercenary Talent" isn't a believable in-born trait, IMO. Something like Born Soldier, though or Born War Leader should work fine for Mercenaries.
I would go so far as to say that most mercs/PSCs will have picked up their points in Soldier as regulars somewhere - very few PSCs train their own people, they tend to head hunt disaffected talent from national forces.
In most eras, the difference between a soldier and a mercenary is the chain of command, not the skill set.
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