Questions about the Dabbler Perk.

[Sam Baughn]

This is the perk from PU1 which gives you improved defaults with a few skills. Two questions:

1. Does it only affect attribute defaults or can if work with skill defaults?
2. Does it improve your defaults with all specialities of a chosen skill or does each speciality count as a seperate skill?

[Dinadon]

Originally Posted by Perfect Organism

]Does it only affect attribute defaults or can if work with skill defaults?

It says attribute in it's description, so I'd say no to skill defaults.

Does it improve your defaults with all specialities of a chosen skill or does each speciality count as a seperate skill?

Given the example in PU2 uses a speciality, I'd have to say count each skill seperately.

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by Dinadon

It says attribute in it's description, so I'd say no to skill defaults.

It does, and Kromm is careful with his phrasing, so I suspect that "no" would be his answer. I don't see a big problem in allowing it, though.

[malloyd]

Originally Posted by Perfect Organism

This is the perk from PU1 which gives you improved defaults with a few skills. Two questions:

1. Does it only affect attribute defaults or can if work with skill defaults?
2. Does it improve your defaults with all specialities of a chosen skill or does each speciality count as a seperate skill?

I'd say it works fine from skill defaults, and applies only to specific specialities. Think of it not as "improving defaults", but "has put 1/8 point (25 hours of study) into each of 8 different skills." That's what it is aiming at.

[Gudiomen]

I agree with the guys above me on count B, that each specialty needs a separate treatment. On count A, I'd be in doubt, however since Dabbler represents actual training, albeit very superficial or long-forgotten training/study in the skill it does indeed increase defaults. Not like it's going to make a huge difference anyway, unlike the Charms or Shortcut to Power perks.