Buying new skills

[stephane]

Hi all,

I'm learning the advancements rules, and in the Player Guide (p 153) there is the table of the advancement picks. I see how to increase a skill, but I'm confused about getting a new one.

Do you spend 1 pick to get a new professional skill and 2 picks to get a new non professional skill ?

Thanks

[Tobian]

Yes I believe that's it, I don't recall there being any special limitation on starting skills from scratch.

It also only costs 2 points for a specialisation (each) at any level of skill - which gives you a +2 bonus to that speciality roll.

That's a handy way to get a decent level in a skill from nothing - because you can get +3 with 2 picks

[GandalfOfBorg]

Actually it only costs 1 Adv Pick for a specialty. The restriction on spending Adv Picks on skills, to the best of my knowledge, is that it is only on ranks, it doesn't pertain to specialties.

[Tobian]

My bad that was a typo, I meant to say 1 pick Infact you'll notice that's how it adds up in my sum below !

[Sea Tyger]

The only other limitation, which affects all skills (old and new), is that you may only improve your professional skills by 2 ranks, and your non-professional skills by 1 rank, in any single advancement.