Re: Got Talent?
 

IIRC, Machinist is used at TL0 for flint knapping.

Re: Got Talent?
 

Machinist is any kind of tools - at TL 3 that's hammers, saws, drills, etc. These are not trivial to make, even if they're primitive by our standards. Mechanics is things like winches, block and tackle, archimedean pumps, etc.

Re: Got Talent?
 

These machinist skills are not included in the smith skill?

Re: Got Talent?
 

Some possibilities that came to my mind

Artificer:
1 Armoury,
2 Smith.
3 Carpentry,
4 Artist (Pottery, Sculpting, Woodworking)
5 Engineer,
6 Machinist,

Artisan (Mainly Artificer+Gifted Artist witout modern skills):
1 Armoury,
2 Smith.
3 Carpentry,
4 Artist (Any)
5 Engineer,
6 Machinist,
7 Leatherworking,
8 Masonry,
9 Mechanics,
10 Jeweler,
11 Sewing

Modern Artificer
1 Electrician,
2 Electronics Repair,
3 Engineer,
4 Machinist,
5 Mechanic,

Builder
1 Masonry,
2 Engineer,
3 Machinist,
4 Mechanic,
5 Architecture,

Modern Engineer
1 Masonry,
2 Engineer,
3 Machinist,
4 Mechanic,
5 Metallurgy

Reaction bonus:
Anyone you do work for and anyone evaluating or critiquing your work. 10 points/level.

Re: Got Talent?
 

All of those (aside from Artisan) would be 5 points/level, not 10. Also, the modern artificer should have the Armoury skill as well - it's not only useful in low-TL games.

Re: Got Talent?
 

I don't know. The problem is, I don't really know what's left for a Smith without them - apart from nails, hooks and horse-shoes. Clarification would be welcome.

Edit: Anyway, that discussion belongs in a separate thread. Please keep this thread to Talents, not what individual skills cover.

Re: Got Talent?
 

oh yeah! Sorry for that, I would not put the point cost, I just copied and edited the reaction bonus. Forgot to take that out.

And yes, I forgot the armoury, it would be good for the modern artificer, since it has one more skill available.

You could add Artist (Interior decorating, Scene Design) to builder too.
Or you could transform the builder into mason (in the relevant scenarios) and add Hidden Lore too. What do you think?

I just didn't like the engineer idea very much, I think there should be something more there.


Modern Engineer
1 Masonry,
2 Engineer,
3 Machinist,
4 Mechanic,
5 Metallurgy
6 Electrician,
7 Electronics Repair,
8 Geology
9 Mathematics (applied, computer science, statistics, surveying)
10 Physics
11 Prospecting

Re: Got Talent?
 

I'm curious. According to BS: Characters, a Talent includes a whole skill (i.e. "Guns" not just "Guns: Rifles"). But in certain supplements (GURPS Space) there are Talents that do list specific skills (such as "Electronics Repair: Computers" in the Cyberneticist Talent).

I'm looking for a once-and-for-all answer. Can anyone help me out?

Re: Got Talent?
 

BS also states that Perks don't come in levels, yet in MA they clearly do... I'd say specific rules in a supplement trump the BS.

Re: Got Talent?
 

On the topic of specialties:

There's more, too, but those are the important parts.