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[Scott Adams]

At 08:11 AM 4/2/02 -0500, you wrote:
>||>Though I am technically saying this game will be "by the book", I'll
>still
>||>be doing my free skill tweaks (1 pt of language per day in cities or
>towns,
>||>1 pt of riding per day of travel, 1 pt of survival in the terrain if you
>||>rough it instead of stay at inns, etc).
>||
>||I can understnad riding since you sorta shift your body and learn as you
>ride.
>||But language?  Give me a mexican worker coming here and it takes him
>||years just to learn 'where is the bathroom'.  :)
>
>I believe Israel (not 100% sure on this, I read it a long time ago
>someplace) uses an immersion program to teach new immigrants the language in
>6 months.  I think a point a day is fair, but only when they activly spend
>time in cities or towns for a day (by towns I mean in one of the forts, or
>stationary along a road where a town is)

I wish that was real life with all those guys here in florida :)
The mexicans and such .

>
>||As to survival I tend to think thats a USE skill in that if your with no
>food
>||and water you roll the skill to survive not just walking through a valley
>you
>||automatically get a point of experience.  Unless you just happen to
>||notice a spear trap before you fall in then yes.  But just walking around
>no.
>
>Since Survival is also your awareness in avoiding ambush, this does apply.
>That's why I don't grant it if they stay at inns or such at night (thus
>avoiding the night encounters). I only grant it when they travel
>cross-country (not on roads).

I suppose but it seems 'normal' to me than a constant skill.  I mean
if your traveling your alert in one way or another.  But yes if your
avoiding ambushes that's fine.

>
>
>||Just remember Cholan could have a arrow with his name on it..err
>||bribery ..threats...bah...I'll just hint :)...just kidding
>...oooooook...I'll
>||wait..patiently....tap...tap tap fingers..
>
>I already had an arrow with my name on it, way back when we started out!

Oh yeah :)

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