Skills and skill levels for building an army, intelligence service, bureaucracy

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Icelander

Perks are supposed to give benefits. Keep in mind, though, that this is a benefit which effectively grants +2 to a single skill in certain, usually non-adventuring, situations. As such, it's pretty much a textbook Perk.

I disagree that it's a mostly non-adventuring purpose. IMO it's actually quite useful under adventuring conditions, since that is when you're often forced to take haste penalties.

Originally Posted by Icelander

The fact that it would really help his career does not make it too good to be a Perk. After all, Hyperspecialisation can be the foundation for a lucrative career in a specialised field, but it's not worth multiple points because points measure adventuring utility.

Hmm. Do you think [1] is a fair cost for +5 to Job Rolls in a given career? Because +5 to Job Rolls is either a boost of a promotion chance (assuming below-16 non-freelancer) or a +50% earning potential (any freelancer).