05-08-2022, 07:16 PM | #1 |
Join Date: May 2022
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Learning Speed with Compartmentalized Mind
As stated in the title. Should the Advantage: Compartmentalized Mind give a learning speed bonus to characters who undergo mental training, be it by studying under a teacher or self-studying? Im thinking a 50% or even a 100% bonus to learning mental skills per additional mind could be appropiate, assuming they devote all of their minds to learning.
I'm very new to GURPS, so im not sure about this. Your input would be appreciated. |
05-08-2022, 07:48 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Re: Learning Speed with Compartmentalized Mind
Hmmm. I don't seem to have addressed this in GURPS Social Engineering: Back to School. I think what I would say is this. You normally have to learn a skill or a subject sequentially; being able to read Chapter 1 and Chapter 10 of your textbook at the same time would not result in increased learning, because you wouldn't understand Chapter 10. On the other hand, you might be able to learn two skills or two subjects simultaneously, in parallel. But that wouldn't work for physical skills that called for practice, because you couldn't very well practice, say, Lockpicking and Two-Handed Sword at the same time. And even for mental skills, it would be hard to justify being taught two subjects at the same time, with only one pair of eyes and one pair of ears; imagine having two teachers lecturing you at once, or reading two books at the same time. Maybe you could do it with some sort of special advantage such as telepathy, or with some kind of advanced technology such as a brain/computer interface.
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05-08-2022, 08:38 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Learning Speed with Compartmentalized Mind
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I think with just CM at TL7 or less your best bet is one book and 1 lecture at the same time. If you had Independantly Focusable Eyes you might be able to manage the 2 books trick. Then there's the fellow with CM and full Photographic Memory (possibly witht he Page at a Glance Perk). He could effectively "upload" a book and then actually learn the material while he was doing something else. Teacher bonuses become problematical while using these tricks. You might be doing well to get the teacher bonuses to even 1 Skill at a time.
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05-08-2022, 10:27 PM | #4 |
Join Date: May 2012
Location: New Hampshire, USA
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Re: Learning Speed with Compartmentalized Mind
Eyes and hands are a huge problem on this front. But ears are great. You could definitely listen to an audio book in each ear, or a podcast in each ear, or a youtube educational video where the visuals weren't super important in both ears. Combine it with photographic memory and you could do a lot of two subject learning at once with modern tech.
could also multitask like a boss: work on a spreadsheet with hands eyes and one compartment while listening to a history book with the other compartment. |
05-08-2022, 10:54 PM | #5 | |
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