09-30-2018, 09:37 AM | #11 |
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: North Texas
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Re: Learning new talents
But I don't need to house rule this... with the exception of the penalty for abandoning your study (which admittedly could use some tweaking), the original rules are perfectly workable as written.
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09-30-2018, 09:46 AM | #12 |
Join Date: May 2015
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Re: Learning new talents
I did, back about 1984. It was easy, as I just extended the existing rules for learning things in Advanced Wizard (which I also still have) to apply to Talents as well (I ran a side campaign where there was low population and there were only so many specific armorers, physickers, naturalists, etc, so teaching other people talents was a vitally significant thing), and noted that some talents don't really need teachers or books (e.g. Swimming) and some probably can't be learned at all (e.g. Acute Hearing).
If the old books had said anyone can learn anything with experience points, without any source or taking any time to do so, it would have made magic spell knowledge a much flatter experience, and I'd've been confused by some of the details elaborate section on inventing new spells... I mention it for the sake of the quality of the new edition, and mainly for new players. In particular, the concept that some things (especially spells, extra-especially uncommon-knowledge spells) would require a book or teacher to learn, can make a big difference in what a campaign is like. Last edited by Skarg; 09-30-2018 at 09:50 AM. |
10-03-2018, 09:15 AM | #13 | |
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Portland, Maine
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Re: Learning new talents
Quote:
New ITL Page 144 - Learning New Spells It is assumed that the wizard has been practicing the new spells as he goes along; they may be used immediately. This can also be applied to Talents. Perhaps a What Was Left Out of New TFT could be done. I found the following removed:
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10-04-2018, 01:11 PM | #14 |
Join Date: May 2015
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Re: Learning new talents
* Most of the Learning New Spells section on Advanced Wizard page 10. (Gives actual times/costs/requirements for learning spells from various teaching situations and books.)
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