Posted by Snarf, Tdr's Yes Man. on October 26, 1999 at 00:23:59:

In Reply to: Re: Yeah, but... posted by Tdr(VIP) on October 25, 1999 at 17:20:14:

> > I like it, but with some of those things you're getting too specific. Could every Elf learn to make lambas wafers and every Dwarf to forge mithril? I guess they could, but it would be unrealistic maybe if you thought of some broader skills they could acquire. Otherwise I think it's a very good idea.

> I am inclined to agree. Snarf and a few others who
> know about the code I've been working on also know I have been doing
> something very similar.. You take X percent of the population,
> and randomly assign Y skill, which they may (or may not) learn
> at a later date. This way, not everyone will have a skill appear
> later in life.. but if they do, it is unlikely it will be exactly
> like something someone else manages to learn.

> Of course, it is just as easy to have them roleplay it and
> simply assign them the skill at X level, regardless of class
> or race, if they fit the mold.

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