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Old July 25th, 2008
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Originally Posted by LordEntropy View Post
Using half the score of a related skill is mentioned in the example but not in the text. Is this a hard and fast rule or have I missed it elsewhere?
It's a "where appropriate" rule, when the skills have some relevance to one another, and is only to be allowed at the GM's approval.

For example, a Science (Mathematics) skill might be halved for a Science (Physics) skill attempt, but a Language (Spanish) would not be useful for a Language (Sanskrit) skill attempt.

The infinite number of potential combinations prevents any hard-and-fast rule about it, or equivalency chart, so the GM should be the final arbiter.
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