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Old 07-02-2020, 12:31 PM   #16
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Default Re: Background Skills [House Rule]

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl View Post
Most people have some level of Current Affairs in real life just from gossiping. For example, the Regional specialty would cover the gossip of a local farming village, where everyone knows the health and welfare of everyone else. In more modern societies, the specialties of business, celebrities, sports, etc. might be more common.
But people don't get the cold shoulder because they don't have ANY current affairs skills. The might get a cold shoulder because they don't have a specific current affairs specialty, but I have a hard time seeing people care about an individual having at least some current affairs specialty. If anything, a very odd or unpopular current affairs specialty is likely to cause more problems than no current affairs skill at all.
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