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Old 07-22-2017, 04:59 AM   #44
johndallman
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
Default Re: New Technique family of the week: Focussed

Some more Focussed techniques:

Good Cop/Bad Cop (Interrogation). Anyone with Interrogation training can use this method, but it's possible to buy up skill in it as a Technique. This works for either role.

<Knot family> (Knot-Typing). Knot-Tying is DX/E, and can't have optional specialisations, but it is possible to take a Technique in a group of related knots. Hangmen are the most prominent example of a trade where this is useful, since failures are very embarrassing.

<Specific Organisation> (Observation). This lets you buy up skill in using Observation to find out how a particular organisation, such as a security company or army, has set up at the site you're observing. However, the technique bonus only applies if they're using their standard procedures.

<Animal type and goods> (Packing). This lets you buy up skill in Packing for a combination of pack animals and goods, such as (horses carrying ironwork) or (camels carrying cloth). If your technique level is 15+, and it applies to 80% or more of the pack animals in a caravan, you fulfil the requirement for a packing master.

<Character> (Performance). This is buying up Performance skill for playing a specific character. This is surprisingly common for TV soap opera stars, who often struggle when required to play a different part.

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