Out of Charges (OOC thread)

[Nexendia]

Back around May 12th we were having a conversation in the main thread that should have been done in the OoC thread.  DM Dougfan rightly decided to move that conversation over to the the OoC thread.  But it seems not all of the conversation was moved.  

I mention this because we talked back then about background skills.  But while the question was moved the answer did not.  So I located DM Dougfan's reply so new players like @Tushou are aware of what was said about the skills and other info that was house ruled.

[[OOC1: I do remember that I did say yes to Local and Nobility.  But I can't allow any other skills untrained.  By definition, every other Knowledge skill implies a certain studiousness required.  A Laymen would not know about engineering unless he learned about it from an engineer or studied it in class or in a book, for example.  Sorry.

OOC2: See above.
OOC3: Yes, I'll accept them.  I'm also giving serious thought to Fractional Base Bonuses.  I've used them before as a player and I find it generally a better idea to not penalize a player not playing a class with a high BAB or save by forcing them to subtract the remainder of their bonus.

OoC4: As for your question about Background skills...I think I like the idea of making characters more well-rounded by giving them a scholastic or apprenticeable skill for their background.  So, yes, you all can use Background skills. Smile ]]

[OoC1: This was about which knowledge skills may be used untrained.  DM Dougfan stated we may only use Local and Nobility untrained.

[OoC2: This was just referring back to his answer in OoC1]

[OoC3:  This was about allowing the Unchained Options and he said he would allow them.  Also mentioned thinking about using Fractional Base Bonuses.  I think this option helps out multi classed characters.

[OoC4: I asked a question about the Pathfinder Background skills option found >> HERE << and he allowed us to use them.  (I still haven't gotten around to pick my skills yet.  I will figure this out right now.) ]

I hope this is useful and refreshes some memories...