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Old 12-12-2012, 11:47 AM   #109
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Default Re: What's with the modesty about stats?

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Originally Posted by Gollum View Post
A question rises then: why would I have no penalty at all if I tried to use another kind of pistol (a .45, for instance) while a master marksman would have the quite high -3? It is not really fair.
It's only -2 for 9mm to .45.

However, even so, the familiarity penalties are too high, IMO. If going from a pistol to a light machine gun is a -2 default, going from .45 to .40 shouldn't be that big a deal. I would halve them.

But I am a heretic that thinks 4e has too many skills as it is. :)
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