Leveling and New Skills [Archive] - Wizards Community

Leveling and New Skills [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Intoxicatious
12-19-07, 09:20 PM Page 62 of the PHB v.3.5 makes it sound like it requires a character to spend (character level + 3) in skills points to buy a rank in a completely new skill. Can anyone tell me if "Skills At Higher Levels" section 4 is referring to the maximum alloted rank or the amount of skill points required to buy a new skill (as per the math above)?
BugHunter
12-20-07, 12:45 AM Page 62 of the PHB v.3.5 makes it sound like it requires a character to spend (character level + 3) in skills points to buy a rank in a completely new skill. Can anyone tell me if "Skills At Higher Levels" section 4 is referring to the maximum alloted rank or the amount of skill points required to buy a new skill (as per the math above)?

I would have to say it means the max number of ranks. If it meant the number of skill points needed to buy a rank then any class that gets very few skill points would never be able to learn a new skill.
risner
12-20-07, 10:25 AM Page 62 of the PHB v.3.5 makes it sound like it requires a character to spend (character level + 3) in skills points to buy a rank in a completely new skill. Can anyone tell me if "Skills At Higher Levels" section 4 is referring to the maximum alloted rank or the amount of skill points required to buy a new skill (as per the math above)?

At any given point in time between level 1 and level 20, the cost to add a rank in a new skill or an existing skill is 1 if the skill is a class skill for the current class and 2 if the skill is not a class skill for the current class.

At all points in time your maximum ranks is equal to character_level +3 if the skill is a class skill for any of your classes or (character_level +3)/2 if the skill is not a class skill for any of your classes.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Intoxicatious 12-19-07, 09:20 PM	Page 62 of the PHB v.3.5 makes it sound like it requires a character to spend (character level + 3) in skills points to buy a rank in a completely new skill. Can anyone tell me if "Skills At Higher Levels" section 4 is referring to the maximum alloted rank or the amount of skill points required to buy a new skill (as per the math above)?
BugHunter 12-20-07, 12:45 AM	Page 62 of the PHB v.3.5 makes it sound like it requires a character to spend (character level + 3) in skills points to buy a rank in a completely new skill. Can anyone tell me if "Skills At Higher Levels" section 4 is referring to the maximum alloted rank or the amount of skill points required to buy a new skill (as per the math above)? I would have to say it means the max number of ranks. If it meant the number of skill points needed to buy a rank then any class that gets very few skill points would never be able to learn a new skill.
risner 12-20-07, 10:25 AM	Page 62 of the PHB v.3.5 makes it sound like it requires a character to spend (character level + 3) in skills points to buy a rank in a completely new skill. Can anyone tell me if "Skills At Higher Levels" section 4 is referring to the maximum alloted rank or the amount of skill points required to buy a new skill (as per the math above)? At any given point in time between level 1 and level 20, the cost to add a rank in a new skill or an existing skill is 1 if the skill is a class skill for the current class and 2 if the skill is not a class skill for the current class. At all points in time your maximum ranks is equal to character_level +3 if the skill is a class skill for any of your classes or (character_level +3)/2 if the skill is not a class skill for any of your classes.