Level 0 Skills

iwakun

Mongoose
On page 9, it requests the player to choose some background skills, then lists a number of them as Admin 0, Animals 0, etc. Having read farther into the rules, I get that having a "0" skill means that you can actually use that skill with no DM penalty, but that's not really clear to a new reader who has just reached this point. Maybe there should be some kind of quick explanation here?

Here's my attempt at a re-write for clarity:

Skills
Skills are the most important aspect of a Traveller. A Traveller's proficiecty in any skill is denoted by his level in that skill. A Traveller trained in a particular skill will start at skill level 0, meaning you can attempt that skill without penalty. Further details on skills and how to use them are discussed on page 56.
 
iwakun said:
A Traveller trained in a particular skill will start at skill level 0, meaning you can attempt that skill without penalty. Further details on skills and how to use them are discussed on page 56.
Not liking the "start at skill level 0". People might think that in all instances they have to get a skill at level 0 before going to level 1.
 
CosmicGamer said:
Not liking the "start at skill level 0". People might think that in all instances they have to get a skill at level 0 before going to level 1.

I agree. I'm running into that problem already with new player in the current version.
 
CosmicGamer said:
iwakun said:
A Traveller trained in a particular skill will start at skill level 0, meaning you can attempt that skill without penalty. Further details on skills and how to use them are discussed on page 56.
Not liking the "start at skill level 0". People might think that in all instances they have to get a skill at level 0 before going to level 1.

Hmm. Good point. How about this:

Skills
Skills are the most important aspect of a Traveller. A Traveller's proficiecty in any skill is denoted by his level in that skill. The most basic training in a skill is level 0, meaning you can attempt that skill without penalty. Further details on skills and how to use them are discussed on page 56.
 
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