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#1 zombiegleemax Apr 13, 2005 14:07:26	Hello, all ! This is my first post here ! OK, recently I joined a party that still play 2nd edition core rules ( I am Dm ing 2 parties of 3.5 edition). & I decided a play an elven thief/scout. The problem I am having is the following: Does my PC have the -6 penalty on the Tracking NWP ? Just to remind you that this NWP is freely givento the scout according to the Complete Thief's Handbook , where it is also introduced this NWP as a standard thief NWP. Any ideas ? Thanks ;)
#2 weasel_fierce Apr 14, 2005 1:06:32	had to dig my 2nd ed books back out and check. But yes, there is a -6 penalty to the test, unless you are a ranger. The thief book makes no change to that.
#3 zombiegleemax Apr 14, 2005 6:43:37	Rgr that, but according to TSR Core Rules CD-rom, the -6 penalty does not apply... This is why I got confused ! The logical thing to do is to apply this penalty !
#4 weasel_fierce Apr 14, 2005 13:31:02	In the thief book, it just refers to the players handbook description. So it would apply. That being said, for a scout type, I'd ignore it, or just reduce it to -2
#5 zombiegleemax Apr 15, 2005 1:44:38	Well, silly me ! Sometimes things aren't that complicated as they seem to be ! In Complete Thief's Handbook, NWP Chapter, under the description for the Tracking NWP it states the following: Tracking 2 slots, Wisdom, 0 modifier I showed this to my Dm in yesterdays session and he accepted it ( not so cheerfully though) :D So, no -6 penalty by the book ! ;)
#6 weasel_fierce Apr 15, 2005 1:56:28	Actually, the NWP list in the players handbook doesnt list the -6 either... its only in the description of it. Though doing away with it is fine. I'd rather give rangers a bonus anyways