Learning from books

[malloyd]

Originally Posted by PoweredByCoffee

So, how would one learn from this book? I'm thinking of putting a limit on the skills such that someone reading the book would not gain any knowledge beyond the skill level of the writer. And I was thinking that the reader could gain a set number of skill points or maybe skill levels from the book with it acting as a teacher.

A limit on maximum skill taught is certainly reasonable. And many books will have a minimum skill as well - if you don't already know the basics you can't get much from an advanced text.

On the other hand, I don't think a number of points or skill levels gained is. At least in modern times, most books intended to teach something contain suggested exercises you can keep doing until you get them right. If you start with a low enough IQ or DX that may take you a *lot* of points and skill levels, enough most people might give up first, but if you stuck with them, eventually....