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Jun-8-2006 01:43

See, I noticed the request to be specific with the post subjects.

Anyway, while I'm not exactly a newbie anymore, there are still a few things I don't understand.

1) Can someone explain the point system behind your chance of succeeding with a skill (for example, I believe someone told me that the pugilism skill grants a +10 to intim and inter). What about the other skills? What do the different archetypes start with in terms of these points?

2) What exactly is the "status bonus" that most agency locations grant?

Thank you.

Jun-8-2006 07:45

To be as clear as possible here is a copy of what I see when I use my Judge of Character (JoC) Skill:
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Base Interrogation Chance: 43
Tough Equipment Adjustment: 19
Advanced Skill Bonus: 35
Pugilism Bonus: 10
Adjusted Interrogation Chance: 107

Base Sweet Talking Chance: 54
Charming Equipment Adjustment: 1
Advanced Skill Bonus: 35
Flirting Bonus: 20
Adjusted Sweet Talking Chance: 110

It would be easier to influence Zi by being nice.
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--The base chance is random for each suspect or townie.
--The equipment bonus comes from the gear you are wearing.
--The Skill bonus builds as you add each level (basic, then inter, then adv)
--Flirting (charm side) applies to the opposite sex only, Puglism (tough side) applies to everyone.
The total is what you need to watch for.


As to the status bonus, Admin has said that it is taken into account in actual check but it is not displayed here under JoC.

One more thing to note as has been talked about on other threads. Just because a skill level is over 100 does not mean you automatically succeed. There is always a chance of failure and the suspect clamming up on you.

I will give someone else the chance to talk about what each archtype starts with.

Jun-8-2006 09:04

I thought Status Bonus moved your charm or tough point up. Like, on the detective page, under Adjustments....if someone has 13 in charm,if u join an agency that offers a status bonus,it ups it a bit. I'm probably wrong, and that is DEFINITELY possible LOL, but I thought that's what it was. Hmmm :)

Jun-8-2006 09:12

That is correct about the status bonus, Reese Withers. It's just not specifically listed in JoC, but is taken into account in the base chance, from what I understand. For example, our agency has a status bonus of 3, so it gives a 3% increased chance of the charm or tough skill working.

Jun-8-2006 12:28

Ok, because I don't have JoC, is that why I've never seen that list of base points, etc? Or are there other times where that shows up? cuz I've never seen it.

Jun-8-2006 14:00

No, it's only with JoC. Which is great for looking at this sort of thing--very interesting, and gives you a good idea of how the skills separate out--but not really useful unless you have *all* the charm and tough skills, and plan to switch back and forth as the suspect's numbers warrant.