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Post by Xenomarch on Feb 22, 2006 1:21:42 GMT -5
The area of skills can be confusing to those who are new to the Character Creation process.
1) When you are assigning priorities to the A, B, C, D, Es, the priority you assign skills is for ACTIVE skills. 2) You figure you KNOWLEDGE Skills by INT*5 or less if you take certain flaws. 3) LANGUAGE Skills are figured by INT*1.5. (You can use some of your Knowledge Skill Points on Languages if you want.)
The main difference between ACTIVE and KNOWLEDGE skills are ACTIVE can be applied to effect/affect a Thing or Person, while Knowledge skills just provide Information.
Within the Knowledge Skills are the Following 5 Categories: 1) 6th World - This is knowledge possessed by people living in an Awakened world, available in Shadowrun source materials. 2) Academia - This is book learning and school knowledge, ranging from the sciences to history, literature and the arts. 3) Background - Each active skill has a corresponding background Knowledge Skill that represents the theory rather than the practice. 4) Interests - These are the hobbies characters have, or other stuff that makes them interesting. Use your imagination! 5) Street - This is information available to characters with street connections. These skills are limited to a specific location or city.
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