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johndallman · 11-03-2019, 04:29 AM

I took a long time to understand that you don't have to buy skills in complete levels. An example makes this easier to explain:

You have a lot of points in Skill A. Skill B's default from A is high enough that your defaulted skill level in it would cost 4 or more points to buy stand-alone. Skill C's default from B would be at a useful level, but you don't have a default in C, because of the no-default-from-default rule.

If you put 1 point into B, your level in it does not rise, but you now know that skill, and you have a default in skill C.

Thanks to Kromm for making this clear, a few years ago.

11-03-2019, 04:29 AM	#5
johndallman Night Watchman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK	Re: What are some GURPS rules you didn't know or understand for a long time? I took a long time to understand that you don't have to buy skills in complete levels. An example makes this easier to explain: You have a lot of points in Skill A. Skill B's default from A is high enough that your defaulted skill level in it would cost 4 or more points to buy stand-alone. Skill C's default from B would be at a useful level, but you don't have a default in C, because of the no-default-from-default rule. If you put 1 point into B, your level in it does not rise, but you now know that skill, and you have a default in skill C. Thanks to Kromm for making this clear, a few years ago. __________________ The Path of Cunning. Indexes: DFRPG Characters, Advantage of the Week, Disadvantage of the Week, Skill of the Week, Techniques.