Skill Augmentation

[Vang]

Well, here is the way I think it works. A fighter pilot character wants to make up for a weak Dex (+1 DM) by getting a Skill Aug for his Level 2 Pilot Skill, giving him a total of a +4 to his pilot rolls. Later on, after several months of constant CAPs he increases his Pilot Skill to 3, giving him a +5 total to his pilot rolls.

That's how I see it working, but the wording was such that it made me wonder. It seems simple enough, but there are stranger things done in the name of 'Game Balance'.

 

[Paladin]

Well, here is the way I think it works. A fighter pilot character wants to make up for a weak Dex (+1 DM) by getting a Skill Aug for his Level 2 Pilot Skill, giving him a total of a +4 to his pilot rolls. Later on, after several months of constant CAPs he increases his Pilot Skill to 3, giving him a +5 total to his pilot rolls.

That's how I see it working, but the wording was such that it made me wonder. It seems simple enough, but there are stranger things done in the name of 'Game Balance'.

Unless the training replaces the augment's benefits and make it of null effect.
"When last we met I was but a learner.... now I AM the Master..."

 

[Rikki Tikki Traveller]

The skill augment only gives you a +1 DM ever.

So, your Pilot-2 would get a Skill Augment and be effectively Pilot-3.

Once his skill increased to Pilot-3, then the augment would be good for Pilot-4.

For someone with a Level 0 skill, it would give them the equivalent of Level 1.

This is a TL 12 thing, so it is possible that at higher TLs, additional DMs could be bought using this same idea, but that is YTU.