Skills

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#1

OrcLord

Jul 15, 2014 15:54:04

I am in the process of familiarizing myself with the rules.  It looks like they have done away with skill points?  It appears now you only "progress" in the skills you select as your class skills and back ground skills.  You also do not gain extra skills for having a high Intelligence?

 

1. Is the above all correct?

2. Is there any way to learn more skills later in your career?

 

 

 

#2

Archon007

Jul 15, 2014 16:02:04

You are correct. As of now the basic rules do not have a way to earn new skills. However, I believe the PHB and the DMG will. 

#3

JC999

Jul 15, 2014 16:04:05

OrcLord wrote:
#4

Chimerasame

Jul 15, 2014 16:35:53

Hypothetical ways we expect to be able to learn skills in the PHB:

 

1. Multiclassing will most likely give you skills from any new classes you multiclass into.

 

2. There was a feat in one of the playtests which gave you a couple skill proficiencies, as I recall. Something like this may exist in PHB.

#5

Sword_of_Spirit

Jul 15, 2014 17:09:48

You will most likely be able to use feats to acquire new skills. Some DMs may let you use downtime to learn new skills (option may appear in the DMG)...but that way lies a slippery slope IMO.

 

#6

Shiroiken

Jul 15, 2014 19:34:11

They had also mentioned (quite a while ago) the possibility of a module to have differing levels of training (ala 3E Skill Points). I have no idea what the method would be, or even if it's still in the works.

#7

lawrencehoy

Jul 15, 2014 20:53:56

Shiroiken wrote:
#8

Sword_of_Spirit

Jul 15, 2014 21:05:51

lawrencehoy wrote:
#9

Lord_Kyrion

Jul 16, 2014 1:49:01

It's also probable that they will add rules for skill training during downtime. You can already train a new tool proficiency, I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to gain a skill proficiency.

#10

Psikerlord

Jul 16, 2014 5:07:45

Shiroiken wrote:
#11

Sword_of_Spirit

Jul 16, 2014 11:25:49

Lord_Kyrion wrote: