 November 28, 2010 - 8:12am | I thought there was a penalty for doing something unskilled? I just cant find it now. Should a character unskilled in beam weapons be penalized further by a penalty for using a laser in combat? I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
 November 28, 2010 - 8:46am | I don't remember a specific penalty, I've always just treated it as having a skill level of zero. However, some skills (like many of the bio-social, technical, and spacecraft skills) I rule that you need at least a level 1 to attempt. Ad Astra Per Ardua! My blog - Expanding Frontier Webmaster - The Star Frontiers Network & this site Founding Editor - The Frontier Explorer Magazine Managing Editor - The Star Frontiersman Magazine |
 November 28, 2010 - 11:01pm | I would have to agree with Terl on this, real life example: I can repair the howitzers we have in my unit, But I would be hard pressed to operate one by myself without at least getting a class on the aiming system, the powder charge measurements, its easy enough to put a shell in and pull the trigger... but the hitting the target is another story... besides they heave a 5 or 6 man crew. There is a lot more to it than that, but I am just saying for example. The bombing starts in five minutes. |
 December 2, 2010 - 5:53pm | Terl's way is how I do it. View my profile for a list of articles I have written, am writing, will write. "It's yo' mama!" —Wicket W. Warrick, Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi "That guy's wise." —Logray, Star Wars Ep.VI: Return of the Jedi Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? - Felicia Day (The Guild) |
 December 2, 2010 - 11:54pm | That's also how I treat unskilled use as well. " 'Beware the Beast, Man, for he is the Devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport, for lust, for greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death." |
