Saw this in another thread, but didn't want to derail it:
Which is I was somewhat surprised by, because that's not my impression at all. So now I'm curious: what does a competent character look like to you? What's his highest single skill rank, how many secondary skills does he have and how high are they, and how many tertiary/unrelated skills does he have? Interested in anyone's answer, not just the person quoted.
Epicenter said:Traveller being on the end of "skills light RPG" (compared to something like GURPS) means players already can't get sufficient skills to describe a competent individual...
Which is I was somewhat surprised by, because that's not my impression at all. So now I'm curious: what does a competent character look like to you? What's his highest single skill rank, how many secondary skills does he have and how high are they, and how many tertiary/unrelated skills does he have? Interested in anyone's answer, not just the person quoted.