I posted this same question on the alt.games.everquest newsgroup and got the
following response. My original post was technically correct but I just
didn't know it.
For skills that you can obtain at level 1, i.e weapon and trade skills, when
you put a practice point into it you get a starting skill level of 1. This
explains why my Sense Heading skill started at 1.
For skills that you obtain at a certain level, when you expend a practice
point you get a starting level in that skill equal to your character's
current level. This explains why my String skill started at 8.
Bottom line: Your characters INT and/or WIS score has no impact on how many
skill points you get when you expend a practice point. If I want to get my
brewing skill up to 10 (currently zero), I will have to expend 10 practice
points.
Thanks to those who responded.
Galtin
E'ci
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CMai [SMTP:CMai@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 3:49 AM
> To: 'eqbards@onelist.com'
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Off-topic: Expending practice points
>
> From: CMai <CMai@...>
>
> The skill that you buy is equal to the lvl that you can buy it. Lets say
> I
> am at lvl 10 and I buy dodge, then my first skill point will bring me up
> to
> 10.
>
> Your Friendly Rogue and Bard,
> Hammerpaw and Samiam
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn
> [mailto:ReeceT@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:41 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: [eqbards] Off-topic: Expending practice points
>
>
> From: "Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn" <ReeceT@...>
>
> A general question about expending practice points:
>
> When I got to 8th level I expended one practice point to train in String.
> The first time I sang a song that used a stringed instrument, my skill
> raised one point to 9. That indicates that expending the initial practice
> point to get the String skill gave me a skill level of 8.
>
> On the other hand, when I first started my character I expended one
> practice
> point in Sense Heading. The next time I went up a level in Sense Heading,
> my skill level was only 2. That indicated one practice point spent and
> one
> skill level gained.
>
> So, does expending a practice point give you a random amount of skill
> levels
> based on your INT and/or WIS score or does it only give you one skill
> level
> per practice point? If the second case is true, how do you account for me
> getting 8 skill points in String while only expending 1 practice point?
>
> Reason for asking: I am about to embark on a secondary career as the
> Kelethin brewmaster for E'ci. I haven't expended any practice points in
> brewing yet. I want to get my skill up to 10 before I start the learning
> process. Just need to know if I only need to put a couple of practice
> points in it or will I need to expend 10 practice points.
>
> Thanks
> Galtin
> E'ci
>
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