On 2/12/07, JL Hatlen Linnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Each degree comes with a /batch/ of skills. Some at relatively low
levels, and a few at higher levels because they were the core of your
specialization.
I usually use the cinematic shorthand Liberal Arts! as a skill for my
BA grads, with a -3 for associates.
I detest bang skills.
For undergrad, I've figured 5 points per semester, about half in
general classes. About half
go to the degree subject skills. For instance, a chemist will have
chemistry, of course, but they'll also have a fair amount of math,
physics, some other sciences, computer stuff, research, and a couple
points in the professional skill of Lab Management. The other half
the points go elsewhere; I don't usually care where, since if you work
at it, you can learn nearly anything in college (friends of mine took
a skydiving class, for instance!). If you're really worried about it,
look at some college curricula. Typical requirements will result in a
couple points in English (or other native language), a foreign
language, art, philosophy, history, economics, etc.
At the graduate level, it's a little more complicated. First, you
don't always need to have an undergraduate degree in a related field.
Many people entering law school or medical school weren't pre-law or
pre med, for instance. Graduate programs are usually more focused,
with lots fewer classes. I figure about 10-12 points for an MS or the
like. Most points go into the skill, about 1/3 into related stuff.
For a PhD, I'd figure 30 points past the undergrad, 2/3 into the
skill. Usually, though, you'd have
a couple specialities, so you're base skill isn't much higher than
someone with an MS, but in your narrow area, you're really good.
People with PhD or equivalent, there are some social advantages. They
get a title, Doctor, which may mean nothing. They may also get
something like a license to practise law, or medicine. What that's
worth depends very much on the campaign.
The practical result of my rules is that in a modern game, nearly any
character can claim to have a college degree, and remain unchanged (or
nearly so.).
--
David Scheidt
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