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Originally Posted by Skarg
Pudork the typical peasant arrives at legion and reports for inspection and training.
ST 11 DX 10 IQ 8
Farming, Swimming, Animal Handling, Pole Weapons
He can be spear-fodder as is, but we want to train him to be a good soldier. We'd like to at least train him to use a shield.
RAW, that takes 500 XP.
Or, RAW, with that much XP, we could have him use the spear 2-handed, so he doesn't have use for a shield, and put 500 XP into ST & DX, which would but us FIVE ATTRIBUTE POINTS. i.e. it's enough to make him:
ST 13 DX 13 IQ 8, ready to slaughter typical 30-32-point characters. Or, for the same amount of XP, gain the shield talent and not really be any better than he was before.
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Where is the problem? Does this fairy-tale army not have minimum reqs for applicants to "Shield Training"? Do they not put their fresh recruits through (basic) physical training/conditioning? If the answer to both those questions is "No", this fairy-tale army deserves what it gets. You probably don't care if this fairy-tale army screws itself. I have a feeling you are primarily concerned with Pudork getting screwed. Either way, that's medieval life. Heck, that's our life too!