Too many skills...

[Burton Choinski]

I'm not saying they can't get the skills individually, just that they
can only get the career, with all the freebie skill points, once.  If
they want to build up the skills on their own points, I have no problem.
       -- Burton

Maouse wrote:
>
> I don't think restricting it to having only one carreer skill is good.
> That is SOOO AD&D.  Especially when you consider the idea of multi-class
> characters.  Every Mage already has a carreer (as a Mage).  To allow them,
> and not others to have a second carreer is just a trajedy (IMHO).  Another
> note is that in reality they (Mages) get a free carreer skill called
> Jeweler or Blacksmith (which are BOTH carreers).  So they have two, plus
> one you would allow.  To me that seems totally unfair (given the way the
> game was set up and all).  I fail to understand why you would not allow
> more, not to mention that the weapon skill I would choose to add the 150-
> 200 points (that I would otherwise buy carreer skills with) that I didn't
> spend on learning magic would mean I would HAVE to be an excellent
> swordsman.  But what if I want to start as a poor swordsman?  Naw, leave
> the system alone my friends, leave it alone.
>
> -Marcel
>
> ps. fighter/ theif/ magic-user is my favorite AD&D character.  Likewise
> Balance Wizard with thieving(or assassin) and a fair sword skill is my fav
> in P&P.  I sometimes even add an entertainment, for diguise pruposes. f/t/m-
> u/bard? No prob in P&P.

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