BRCS:Chapter one/Skills

[Arjan]

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[Arjan]

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Administrate: the text and the table disagree. Is it or is it not a class skill for magicians? [[User:Shieldhaven|Shieldhaven]] 17:22, 24 October 2007 (EDT)
* Well spotted. I will bring this up in the forum. - [[User:Sorontar|Sorontar]] 20:10, 24 October 2007 (EDT)

[Thelandrin]

It almost certainly shouldn't be. After all, Administrate is abotu successfully running a domain, which magicians (by virtue of being unblooded) will never have.

[Sir Tiamat]

It almost certainly shouldn't be. After all, Administrate is abotu successfully running a domain, which magicians (by virtue of being unblooded) will never have.

That depends, I could see Magicians seeking a stabe income as advisor to a domain ruler. In which case the skill should be a class skill.

[kgauck]

I can see that too, but making it a class skill means every magician is automatically and adviser type of person. That doesn't seem right.

Instead magicians might frequently take a feat that represents their role as a magical adviser or court magician. Obviously one of the benefits of the feat would make Administrate a class skill. Perhaps a +3 bonus to the Administrate skill (does not stack with Skill Focus) rounds it out.

[Sir Tiamat]

I can see that too, but making it a class skill means every magician is automatically and adviser type of person [...]

Not necessarily so, for the magician will need to allocate skill points in order to become the aforementioned advisor. Making the administrate a class skill would merely allow magicians to become advisors, not force them into this role.

[Sorontar]

But in doing so, is it fit to say that it is easier to make a Magician (class skill) into an administrator than to make a Fighter into one (cross-class skill)? It sounds right for any class that works with people and/or books yet Wizard and Bard don't have it as a class skill and Rogue and Cleric do. I am presuming this is just using what was in the 2ed rules, upgraded to 3.5ed classes.

Sorontar

[kgauck]

By that reasoning I wouldn't make Administrate a class skill for any class but Noble.