Trained Strength for Striking [TG]

[aesir23]

Originally Posted by Tomsdad

I'm not against having the highly skilled hit harder due to their training (and all that entails) as the rationale for why they can do, I just think in point buy system they should pay for the extra benefit of that.

It's not that cut and dry, since the proposed house rule includes a reduction in weapon damage that must, in a sense, be bought off with high skill. Even unarmed damage, IIRC takes a little longer to improve to RAW levels.

Originally Posted by Tomsdad

ST+10 is more than triple damage (ST10 avg is 3.5, ST20 avg is 12.5, and will defeat edge protection (which is double DR).

Sorry, that was a typo on my part. I was suggesting capping Trained ST at the level achieved by having skill at Dex+10

[Tomsdad]

Originally Posted by aesir23

It's not that cut and dry, since the proposed house rule includes a reduction in weapon damage that must, in a sense, be bought off with high skill. Even unarmed damage, IIRC takes a little longer to improve to RAW levels.

Only it doesn't take that much skill to buy it off, and it's levels of skill you'll be taking anyway, so it's not a real disadvantage or trade off for PC's. But I do like it for untrained or poorly trained mooks

Originally Posted by aesir23

Sorry, that was a typo on my part. I was suggesting capping Trained ST at the level achieved by having skill at Dex+10

Ah, that makes more sense.