11-07-2016, 06:27 AM | #71 |
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Re: Some questions about the Soldier skill
Because, IMHO, most new recruits wouldn't have it. They would be using Soldier skill to cover routine uses of Savoir-Fair (Military) that would get a +4, such as knowing when to salute, wearing the uniform correctly, identifying patches, etc. That's sort of my whole point.
This is not RAW.
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11-08-2016, 10:55 AM | #72 |
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Re: Some questions about the Soldier skill
For my part, I favor throwing out Savoir-Fair entirely and replacing it with a relevant category knowledge or profession skill (because you're not a great investment banker if you don't know how to navigate the socioeconomic channels, you're not a practiced soldier if you don't know how to interact with enlisted and behave around officers). I'd just fold that into Soldier.
Is it true that a fresh recruit who hasn't started training might not know the ins and outs of interaction with the military hierarchy? Possibly, but it's not possible for them to graduate without learning anything about it. |
11-08-2016, 08:04 PM | #73 | |
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Re: Some questions about the Soldier skill
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The point in all of this is it is possible to posit a skillful soldier who has no savoir faire. Those kind of guys make the movies because they are so colorful and they often are quite good at actual warfare but are poor at navigating military establishments.
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11-09-2016, 10:30 AM | #74 |
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Re: Some questions about the Soldier skill
The description of Savoir-Faire (Military) from Characters:
The customs, traditions, and regulations of military service. This also includes knowledge of the unwritten rules: what is acceptable even if not regulation, and what is forbidden although there is nothing in writing against it. It looks like it'd be hard to function or get promoted without having this skill. |
11-09-2016, 11:12 AM | #75 | |
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Re: Some questions about the Soldier skill
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I know how to wear a enlisted uniform, how to salute and when, and a few other things that are covered. I wouldn't know how to seat people at a staff dinner, or how to meet with an allied general or how to accept the surrender of a foreign army. I definitely couldn't do any of those things in a way that positively influences anybody. |
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11-09-2016, 11:39 AM | #76 | |
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11-09-2016, 11:40 AM | #77 |
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11-09-2016, 11:52 AM | #78 |
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11-09-2016, 02:27 PM | #79 | |
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11-09-2016, 03:24 PM | #80 | |
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Re: Some questions about the Soldier skill
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Civilian Professional Skills also cover how to make the balance book come out right at the end of the month, but that doesn't mean the Accounting skill should be eliminated.
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