Questions about Artist and Professional skills

[Clinika]

Hello.

Do you think that Artist (Fashion Design) and Artist (Holography) are valid specialties, or would they be better going under a different specialty such as Artist (Sculpting) for Holographics with an optional specialty "Light sculpting" or a different skill such as Sewing? (It amazes me that being an easy skill Sewing would allow a character to make its clothing and design it, and then I saw Professional Skill (Clothmaker) in Low-Tech but it says under page 46 that clothworker doesn’t necessarily make clothing out of the finished cloth).

And what about the Professional Skill specialties of "Perfumer", "Hairdresser" and "Childcare"? Are they correct? Should they have any defaults such as Chemistry?

Thank you.

[Imbicatus]

The answer is always whatever is appropriate for your game world. That said, it’s usually a group of skills that is needed.

To use your example in a modern campaign a successful trashing designer should probably have all three of Artist, Sewing, and Professional Skill. Artist (Fashion Design) would cover coming up with creative new designs. Sewing would be actually making the garments, which may or may not actually be done by the designer. Professional Skill(Fashion Design) would cover interacting with Fashion Magazines and protecting your IP, dealing with models and their agencies, and actually making money at it.

[Fred Brackin]

I would call the Artist specialty Artist (Hgh Fashion) with the neccessary Professional skill to turn a book of designs into a collection to put on models at a show being Professional Skill (Fashion Production). The designer could have both or only the Artist with a business manager doing the practical stuff.

Making money off this is yet another skill, probably an appropriate Specilization of Merchant.

Artist (Holography) is fine.

Professional Skill (Childcare) does not normally default to Chemistry. :)

[Gold & Appel Inc]

Originally Posted by Clinika

"Childcare"?

I just call that a specialty of Animal Handling...

[Prince Charon]

Originally Posted by Gold & Appel Inc

I just call that a specialty of Animal Handling...

That depends a lot on the age of the child. They generally get mature enough for it to stop being a good fit, before they get mature enough for a skill accurately called 'Childcare' to no-longer be needed.

Of course, you may be joking.

[Apollonian]

Originally Posted by Prince Charon

That depends a lot on the age of the child. They generally get mature enough for it to stop being a good fit, before they get mature enough for a skill accurately called 'Childcare' to no-longer be needed.

Of course, you may be joking.

While there is a lot of overlap, I think there's a fair amount of training-to-be-human in Childcare that you wouldn't find in Animal Handling.