View Single Post
  #10 (permalink)  
Old March 28th, 2008
Jason Durall's Avatar
Jason Durall Jason Durall is offline
Author
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 505
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Last Conformist View Post
You appear to be assuming that if Martial Arts is used in combination with another skill a successful use of it does not entitle the character to tick it for possible increase. Why?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sorloc View Post
My copies of RQ3 say that Martial Arts is not a skill that can be increased through experience; only by research and/or training, and that's the way I have always done it. You'd get a check on whatever attack you succeeded with, but you don't get better at Shaolin through hitting things, you get better at Shaolin by meditation and clean living
From the BRP manuscript:

"Due to its relative power, the gamemaster may rule that the initial skill rating in this skill be limited, that increases to this skill may be limited to training rather than normal experience, that training may be incredibly difficult to obtain, or all three of these conditions."
__________________
1/420 ||| Rocket Séance (my blog)
Reply With Quote