tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394850115286966979.post3224896500709313488..comments2023-05-08T01:07:56.379-07:00Comments on 3rd Imperium IISS: Mongoose Traveller Core Rulebook MGP 3800 Part 2 SkillsMike Looneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16942657810234378665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394850115286966979.post-34362021557772199302012-07-15T05:29:29.000-07:002012-07-15T05:29:29.000-07:00Sounds as though they took a hard look at the Litt...Sounds as though they took a hard look at the Little Black Books (where the basic chance to hit in combat was an 8+) and extended that without the overhead of the task systems that bred in DGP material and infected later iterations of Traveller.<br><br>I still dislike the idea (which I think also dates back to the LBBs) that "untrained" is different from "level zero". I don't mind separating the two states, but I'd much rather make level 0 the untrained state, level 1 basic familiarisation or a rather ungenerous default, and level 2 some actual training...<br><br>Heh, I remember the FGMP-15. "You don't need to be in battle dress to fire it!" "Why... would I not be in battle dress?" Yeah, we were kind of munchkin in those days.RogerBWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-394850115286966979.post-53304533286295641202012-07-16T00:48:53.000-07:002012-07-16T00:48:53.000-07:00The programmer in me likes the "your level wi...The programmer in me likes the "your level with the skill is your modifier with the skill" aspect of level 0 vs level 1 with a skill, but I can see where some on else might be a bit confused with or not liking the 'there being a difference between "no skill" and "0 levels with a skill"' system.<br><br>On character sheets that don't have all the skills listed, I normally just have the write the skill name down when they have 0 levels in it, then add a +1 etc when they get ranks.Mike Looneynoreply@blogger.com