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donbaloo
06-03-2005, 08:24 AM
I can feasibly Help a companion with skills outside of the skill they are testing, i.e. if Dharnasis is getting ready to test Appraisal to determine the relative value of a dwarven relic, Flint could offer Helping dice from his Dwarf-wise...right? The book says that Flint is also granted a test as if he tested his skill alone against the original obstacle. Is Flint logging a test for Dwarf-wise or Appraisal?
Thor Olavsrud
06-03-2005, 08:27 AM
Dwarf-wise.
luke
06-03-2005, 11:38 AM
And if Flint would like to use this test to open a new Appraisal skill, he can still help kind of, but he doesn't grant bonus dice. He'd be helping a skill roll with one of his stats. There's no helping die for that.
phredd
06-03-2005, 12:15 PM
And if Flint would like to use this test to open a new Appraisal skill, he can still help kind of, but he doesn't grant bonus dice. He'd be helping a skill roll with one of his stats. There's no helping die for that.

I think that should be called kibitzing
donbaloo
06-03-2005, 12:53 PM
And if Flint would like to use this test to open a new Appraisal skill, he can still help kind of, but he doesn't grant bonus dice. He'd be helping a skill roll with one of his stats. There's no helping die for that.

I was sort of working my way into this question. So a character can earn an aptitude test simply by stating "I'm helping" although they're not adding any dice? Guess this would be the equivalent of "watching and learning"?
Kublai
06-03-2005, 01:34 PM
"Watching and learning" is exactly what's going on. The character simply needs to state his intent that he wants to Help even though he won't be adding dice. As long as the character actually doing the test doesn't mind, the learner will gain a test towards learning the skill. The doer suffers no penalties or benefits.

Although, it might be interesting to add 10% to the time required to complete the task since the doer is taking time to explain what he is doing and answering questions. There should be some consequence for this, after all.
donbaloo
06-03-2005, 01:38 PM
Although, it might be interesting to add 10% to the time required to complete the task since the doer is taking time to explain what he is doing and answering questions. There should be some consequence for this, after all.
I like that addition. Seems reasonably realistic and not overly penalizing.