Torg Player Rules

using that type of equipment, though the skill add is not increased
for purposes of buying future adds. A skill can only have one type
specialization associated with it.
Example: Paul wants his Soldier of Fortune, Quin, to have a type
specialization with air vehicles. Quin specializes in helicopters, so
Paul spends one of Quin’s possibilities and Quin’s air vehicles skill,
normally 11, is considered a 12 when Quin is flying a helicopter.
When Paul raises Quin’s air vehicles skill to 12, it will be considered
a 13 with helicopters.
Examples of possible type specializations can be found in the
skill descriptions in this chapter but are by no means a complete
list of the possible specializations with a skill.
Trademark Specialization
A character may choose one trademark item, or animal, in which
to specialize by spending two possibilities. The skill value for that
single item is increased by an additional two, though adds are not
increased for purposes of buying future adds.
The item cannot be replaced. If it is permanently lost or destroyed,
the specialization is lost, and must be bought again for another such
item. Only one “trademark” item may be specialized per skill, and
if the character has a type specialization as well, the trademark
must be of that type.
It is not necessary though to have a type specialization before
getting a trademark specialization. If a character does get both they
are cumulative, the trademark specialization will be two points
higher than the type specialization, which is one point higher than
the base skill. If the character only has the trademark specialization,
it is two points higher than the base skill.
Example: Paul also wants Quin to have a trademark air vehicle.
Since he has a type specialization in helicopters, he must choose
Chapter Three: Attributes and Skills
a helicopter as his trademark specialization. Paul discusses this
with the gamemaster, and The Blue Meanie, Quin’s chopper, is
born. Quin now has an air vehicles skill of 11 for non-helicopters,
a skill value of 12 with helicopters and a skill value of 14 with The
Blue Meanie.
Quin could also have a trademark pistol, his “pet” .357 Desert
Eagle semi auto pistol. Type specialization is not required for
trademark specialization so Quin can specialize with his favorite
gun without having to first specialize in pistols.
Improving Skills
and Attributes
Improving a skill costs a variable number of possibilities or takes a
variable amount of time depending on the character’s current number
of skill adds or her attribute value. The better the character is already,
the more difficult it is to improve. You improve a character’s skill
one add at a time, i.e. if you want to improve a skill from four to
seven you would have to buy skill five, then six, and finally seven.
You may not skip steps, although you may improve more than one
level at a time if you have enough time or possibilities.
Improving and Learning Skills
with Possibilities
To increase a skill with possibilities costs a number of possibilities
equal to the skill add being purchased. Increasing a skill add from
three to four would cost four Possibilities. This increase is considered
to happen immediately.
The cost of gaining the first add of a new skill depends on the
type of skill and whether the character has someone to teach him
or her the skill. For skills that can be used unskilled, it costs two
Possibility Points if your character has a teacher, five Possibility
Points if self-taught.
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