Where did Skill 12 = professional come from?

Verjigorm · 08-14-2009, 01:41 AM

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That's the point of Professional Skills. They represent the fact that alot of professions mix a number of different skills, but that their practioneers are not not especially skilled in any of these skills. A bartender can probably help you out if you get hit by a car, but he can't give you a tachyotomy.

Then again, most of the bartender I know tend to be very strange individuals, who know alot of trivial **** that occasionally comes in handy.

I'm not sure what you're asking, specifically.

nik1979 · 08-14-2009, 02:12 AM

In reflection the professional skill is how one fares in maximum effective use of all relevant skills and then some. Its like making the other skills far greater than the sum of its parts.

A awesome bartender (profession-15) may have all his skills at 12 but his over all performance in his job would count more on the profession skill than just his individual skills.

Its like in Top Chef, a lot of chefs have Tons of other skills at roughly 12ish and up BUT its their professional ability to do and know all the things about being a Chef that dictates his career performance. Take them outside the kitchen (like in the reality show) then you notice their other skills are at unimpressive levels.

Xplo · 08-14-2009, 10:19 AM

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That's the point of Professional Skills. They represent the fact that alot of professions mix a number of different skills, but that their practioneers are not not especially skilled in any of these skills. A bartender can probably help you out if you get hit by a car, but he can't give you a tachyotomy.

Right, see, that was kinda the point I was trying to make to Bruno.

Fish · 08-14-2009, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Verjigorm

A bartender can probably help you out if you get hit by a car, but he can't give you a tachyotomy.

Tachy = time, otomy = removal. In other words, stealing your watch while you lie bleeding on the ground.

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Verjigorm Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Charlotte, North Caroline, United States of America, Earth?	Re: Where did Skill 12 = professional come from? [QUOTE=Xplo;834531] snip [QUOTE] That's the point of Professional Skills. They represent the fact that alot of professions mix a number of different skills, but that their practioneers are not not especially skilled in any of these skills. A bartender can probably help you out if you get hit by a car, but he can't give you a tachyotomy. Then again, most of the bartender I know tend to be very strange individuals, who know alot of trivial **** that occasionally comes in handy. I'm not sure what you're asking, specifically. __________________ Hydration is key

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nik1979 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Philippines, Makati	Re: Where did Skill 12 = professional come from? In reflection the professional skill is how one fares in maximum effective use of all relevant skills and then some. Its like making the other skills far greater than the sum of its parts. A awesome bartender (profession-15) may have all his skills at 12 but his over all performance in his job would count more on the profession skill than just his individual skills. Its like in Top Chef, a lot of chefs have Tons of other skills at roughly 12ish and up BUT its their professional ability to do and know all the things about being a Chef that dictates his career performance. Take them outside the kitchen (like in the reality show) then you notice their other skills are at unimpressive levels. __________________ GMing Blog MIB#2428 Last edited by nik1979; 08-14-2009 at 06:30 AM.