Thread: New Skills
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Old 07-11-2018, 07:05 PM   #133
David Bofinger
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Sydney, Australia
Default Re: New Skills

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Originally Posted by luguvalium View Post
I think its worth considering if some talents, like these are only possible to get as a beginning character.
This would channel players into particular kinds of character design (new characters know more languages and are more attractive than they otherwise would be, have lower attributes and fewer other skills, etc.). The question is whether that channeling is a good thing. I don't really think it is: I'd rather let the player choose the character arc they prefer.

Another issue is that if you make decisions early that can limit the character later, what impact does that have on a beginner generating a new character?

OK, someone's appearance suddenly getting better needs some explanation, and maybe should be foreshadowed somehow, but players and GMs working together can come up with some kind of explanation.
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