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Subject: "Pen"

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Artificial	Mon 27-Jul-15 05:47 PM
Member since 22nd Apr 2008 1185 posts

#60260, "Pen"

Can we just give this skill to everyone not having to practice it? It is just an RP device after all.

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RE: Pen, Umiron

, 27-Jul-15 05:58 PM, #1

Like walking and talking?, Artificial, 27-Jul-15 06:04 PM, #2

Writing, Tsunami, 27-Jul-15 06:15 PM, #3

Sounds like a good compromise, just what Artificial wan..., Lhydia, 27-Jul-15 06:22 PM, #4

Can't read academy signs either. nt, Artificial, 27-Jul-15 06:32 PM, #5

Dumb as it sounds, Tsunami, 27-Jul-15 06:57 PM, #6

Umiron	Mon 27-Jul-15 05:58 PM
Member since 29th May 2017 1511 posts

#60261, "RE: Pen"
In response to Reply #0

Pen is a skill that your character, in-character, would need to practice in order to be proficient in just like any other skill.

The fact that it's "just a" ST RP device does not change that.

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Artificial	Mon 27-Jul-15 06:04 PM
Member since 22nd Apr 2008 1185 posts

#60262, "Like walking and talking?"
In response to Reply #1

It just sucks to have to use practices on it. Give it to me at 60% and I'll spam it up. I use it on many of my chars for contracts and things. It'd be nice to be able to assume that if I hand someone a contract they'll be able to sign their name if they're a great dark elf mage.

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Tsunami	Mon 27-Jul-15 06:14 PM
Member since 25th Mar 2008 1509 posts

#60263, "Writing"
In response to Reply #2
Edited on Mon 27-Jul-15 06:15 PM

Is not something you naturally pick up like walking and talking.

Not being able to write should be just as much an RP option as being able to. Don't force me to be an educated fire giant barbarian please.

EDIT: Though it does seem silly to be able to read high level arcane scrolls but not be able to scribble out some common in the case of a dark-elf mage or whatever

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Lhydia	Mon 27-Jul-15 06:22 PM
Member since 04th Mar 2003 2435 posts

#60264, "Sounds like a good compromise, just what Artificial wan..."
In response to Reply #3

From now on you have to have Pen at 86% to unlock the ability to use scrolls or silver tomes.

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Artificial	Mon 27-Jul-15 06:32 PM
Member since 22nd Apr 2008 1185 posts

#60265, "Can't read academy signs either. nt"
In response to Reply #4

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Tsunami	Mon 27-Jul-15 06:56 PM
Member since 25th Mar 2008 1509 posts

#60266, "Dumb as it sounds"
In response to Reply #5
Edited on Mon 27-Jul-15 06:57 PM

It's quite possible to be able to read, but not write. Not sure if the reverse can happen, but I doubt it.

Though I assure you, my fire giant barbarian can do neither!

EDIT: On a more serious note, is losing the 1 practice that much of a bother? 1 hp?

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