Re: multiple skill uses

["Kris Ames" <kris@cioe.com>]

On the whole using multiple skills at once spew..

1.  The book doesn't say you can't use two skills at once
2.   The common sense rule should be whether you can actually do the two
things at once.
      a) can't use two bows at once or a two handed weapon with any other
weapon
      b) obviously can't ride a horse and sprint at the same time
      c) at least most people can chew gum and walk at the same time
      d) I might let you cross stitch and play a kazoo at once since one
involves your mouth and the 	other your hands.

Anyway as everyone said it is common sense, but someone could make a big
table of skills that could or could not be used in the same round just
for reference sake in case a gm has a fit of dumbitus, what a pain
though.

-Kris

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From: Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>
To: johnhogg@expert.cc.purdue.edu
Cc: gmlist@ns1.cioe.com
Subject: Re: multiple skill uses
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 2:55 PM

> Personally, I can see a use for them (DUH) esp. when Rick points out
that
> it's potentially impossible, without magic, for an auger to move in the
> shadows, silently, and double-check which direction he's going in
> (shadows, silent movement, orienteering).

If someone can come up with an acceptable combo of skills, then I'll
allow it
but otherwise no.  Things like shadows and move silently.  I'm good with
that.  Or leather working with weapon smithing to make your a sword.
The main thing is it should be common sense based.  As your example
says, in a given 4sec, no you couldn't do that, but if the skill
checks are done in succession then fine.  I.e. hide in shadows, then
move silently, then check direction.  8shrug* anyways  bleh.

> 
> But I'm hard-pressed to come up with a concrete proposal that would
allow
> skills to be used together in an intelligent manner and abuses of the
> rules ( Off the cuff ... I'd like to use my longsword skill for extra
> attacks (rolls 3 dice) Cool ... I'd like to use my short sword skill
(for
> my left hand) (rolls 2 dice) ... Cool.)
> 
> Not to indicate I don't like florentine, but it doesn't exist right
now.
> Nor do I think a multi-use proposal ought to allow an end around
limiting
> the number of attacks someone makes per round.

I allow folks to use 2 weapons at once, but the same type(only one person
does it every so often).  They make 4-5 attacks, and just choose which
hand they are done with.  No additional attacks, just 2 hands and for
style.

Wright