Learning/improving Hobby skills

CoyoteGestalt · 06-10-2013, 09:08 AM

So, I just realized, from discussion in another thread,that I've been misinterpreting Hobby Skills.

Characters page 200 says "You do not need a teacher to learn or improve a Hobby Skill."

But Chapter 9 notes that most skills can be self-taught, it just takes longer(page 292). It takes 2 hours of self-study to be equivalent to 1 hour of proper instruction.

I'd been operating on the assumption that page 200 meant that Hobby Skills were exempted from that rule, and could be learned on one's own at the regular rate. I'd never really thought much about it, though, and a recent thread on another topic (that I didn't want to derail any further) made me realize this assumption didn't necessarily make much sense.

So what does the comment on page 200 about not needing a teacher mean?

(Apologies if this has been addressed before; I searched both oFAQ & uFAQ and couldn't find it.)

06-10-2013, 09:08 AM	#1
CoyoteGestalt Join Date: Jan 2009	Learning/improving Hobby skills So, I just realized, from discussion in another thread,that I've been misinterpreting Hobby Skills. Characters page 200 says "You do not need a teacher to learn or improve a Hobby Skill." But Chapter 9 notes that most skills can be self-taught, it just takes longer(page 292). It takes 2 hours of self-study to be equivalent to 1 hour of proper instruction. I'd been operating on the assumption that page 200 meant that Hobby Skills were exempted from that rule, and could be learned on one's own at the regular rate. I'd never really thought much about it, though, and a recent thread on another topic (that I didn't want to derail any further) made me realize this assumption didn't necessarily make much sense. So what does the comment on page 200 about not needing a teacher mean? (Apologies if this has been addressed before; I searched both oFAQ & uFAQ and couldn't find it.)