http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/ T.W.E.R.P.S. Resource Center Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:36:54 GMT Dual http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2423 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2423 Hey guys. I updated last fantasy. Let me know if you would like to see more on this and I will add any suggestions. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:05:28 GMT Nathan Taylor http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2422 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2422 Thanks, Yeah, this actually makes not only a lot more sense than how I was interpreting the rules, but I'm actually excited to start a new campaign using this Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:41:16 GMT Garry Weinberger http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2421 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2421 I support what the others here have said.  The extra +1 isn't as important as the fact that a character has a whole plethora of knowledge that others have no Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:08:01 GMT Nathan Taylor http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2420 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2420 Samir and Norm, Well put.  I guess I always assumed everybody could do everything, but professions let you do it better.  I will have to look into Norm's Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:35:06 GMT Samir Hammann http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2419 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2419 Also, don't forget that one does buy much more than numbers with a profession. For me it is about lore and background as well! (and sometimes there is even a Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:56:51 GMT Norm morin http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2418 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2418 To put it simply, no skill = no ability... Would you want an unskilled dude try and heal you? Or fly your plane?  or fix your armor? TWERPS is about Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:31:02 GMT Nathan Taylor http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2417 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2417 I suppose... It just doesn't make sense though.  I can have no professions and do everything at ST5, or I can have two professions (which would imply that I Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:11:21 GMT will robot http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2416 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2416 That's how I always read it... the STR lowers for all professions. You want to be able to everything? You pay for that by not being as good at anything. -Will Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:03:22 GMT Dale C. Blessing http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2415 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2415 As I said before, the way we play is that additional Professions lower your ST for all rolls. The only way to raise it back up is to earn and spend Experience Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:39:13 GMT Nathan Taylor http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2414 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2414 Yes but how does that affect the ST scores of the professions?  For example if he has a ST5 and takes his first free skill as a medic, he should have ST6 for Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:54:33 GMT Dale C. Blessing http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2413 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2413 I play as follows: First Profession is free. The second and any other Professions cost 1 ST each. If your character is ST 5 and takes only his free Profession, Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:51:42 GMT funfungiguy http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2412 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2412 In TWERPS supplements, in the section on Character Generation, we always see how the characters get the first profession or skill free, and each additional Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:43:51 GMT webbhedd http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2411 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2411 ... Thanks Stephan! Happily though I just completed my collection with a purchase from Noble Knight Games which has ALL of the TWEPS sourcebooks for sale. A Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:43:50 GMT webbhedd http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2410 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2410 ... Thanks Stephan! Happily though I just completed my collection with a purchase from Noble Knight Games which has ALL of the TWEPS sourcebooks for sale. A Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:22:36 GMT Dale C. Blessing http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2409 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/howtodoeverything/message/2409 Check www.nobleknight.com Click "Roleplaying Games", then "G" and scroll to "Gamescience".   Also try a second listing (as sometimes different products appear