In the case of 'SOS' (skill on success) skills, such as sense heading, which
only make the skill check if you've actually sensed your direction, that is
true. Alcohol tolerance requires that you make a saving roll before there
is a skill check, modified by your skill level. There are very few SOS
skills in the game.
The vast majority of combat skills (with the exception of Instill Doubt)
will make a skill check every instance they are used, (SBU, skill by use)
not every instance of success Keep in mind that the monsters you are
fighting, or defending yourself from MUST be in your experience range. Some
greens that don't give you exp in a group will still allow you to skill
though. The reason is, they are just at the lower limit of your exp range,
and if you were solo you would have received a modicum of experience for the
kill.
Also, the relative difference in level between you and your opponent will
modify the skill chances. Fighting a low blue means you are less likely to
skill than fighting a high red, for instance.
And some skills are scaled higher than others. It's less likely that you
will increase Offense than it is that you will increase a weapons skill.
Same with Defense, being harder to skill than dodge, parry, etc.
Here's a list of combat related SBU skills
All Weapons skills (checked each swing )
Offense (checked each swing)
Ranged and Archery (checked each throw/shot)
Defense (checked each incoming attack)
Dodge(checked each incoming attack)
Parry (checked each incoming attack)
Riposte(checked each incoming attack)
Block(checked each incoming attack)
Backstab(checked each use)
Monk special attacks(checked each use)
Disarm(checked each use)
Kick (checked each use)
Bash(checked each use)
----- Original Message -----
From: Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn <ReeceT@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Dragoon Dirk (off topic somewhat?)
>From: "Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn" <ReeceT@...>
>
>J.M.
>
> I have a question about one of your statements in your previous
>post:
>
> Dumping skill points into it won't make it level faster by
>use. 1 skill or
> 100, the chances of skilling are the same every swing, all
>else being equal.
>
> From my experience, I have not found this to be true in the case of
>non-combat skills. When I first created my character, I trained one point
>in sense-heading. I continually used that skill when moving around.
>However, it almost never went up. By the time I was 7th level, my sense
>heading was only 5. I got tired of getting lost so I put 5 more points in
>it to raise it to 10. Within the next hour or so, my skill in Sense
Heading
>increased to 20. I'm now 15th level. I can now max out my skill in Sense
>Heading every time I level within five minutes. My experience with alcohol
>tolerance was very similar.
>
> Could you please clarify your original statement? Were you
>referring to combat skills only are were you referring to all skills?
>
> Thanks
> Galtin
> Bard and Master Brewer on E'ci
>
>
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