Stress skils

["Michael Kilgore" <khaakon@lycosmail.com>]

>
>I guess I say add the above three lines on drowning and lets open
>a topic on being able to stress skill checks. Lets face it, STATS
>are expensive and will not be stressed often. But in some cases
>its cheaper than buying a skill... if you only use it once a month
>or so. Can argue it either way, but I've always been a proponent of
>letting people do whatever they want as long as they accept the
>cost.
>


Just my $0.03 (with tax),
While I think certain skills should be allowed, would/could one be allowed
to stress on skill check itself.  In other words, the point is dropped from
the stat but the check will be against the skill (if the character has the
skill) or will this have to be done on the default?

I don't see this being realistic for mental based skills.  Although, I
cannot think of a good example where it is not blatant powergaming, I think
being able to stress skills such as barristry is not believable IMHO.

What about weapon skills?  This is something that should seriously be
considered because this would allow someone to stress CSE to gain two extra
attacks.  While I initially do not see a problem, will this be a problem?  I
don't see it supplanting the stressing of STR because that gives a bonus of
10 to hit in addition to the extra damage.

Thanks,
Mike