When crafting a new class and your working on your advancement table for skills do you:
A. Typically throw Level 1 characters a bone (+1 for a skill particular to their class)?
B. Tend to start them at zero and they get the +1 (or whatever bonus) when they hit Level 2?
C. Something else? (explain)
So the idea here is to give first level PCs something to shoot for right off the bat. Their skills aren't refined until they advance one level (e.g., they've used them at least once or they've paid to advance through some sort of training).
A. Typically throw Level 1 characters a bone (+1 for a skill particular to their class)?
B. Tend to start them at zero and they get the +1 (or whatever bonus) when they hit Level 2?
C. Something else? (explain)
So the idea here is to give first level PCs something to shoot for right off the bat. Their skills aren't refined until they advance one level (e.g., they've used them at least once or they've paid to advance through some sort of training).
Here's an example of a skill set for Starbarian:
| Level | Pilot Ancient Tech | Survival | Weapons Specialist | Beast Whisperer | Stealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tendertoes | +1 | +2 | +1d4 | +1 | +2 |
| 2 Furfang | +1 | +1d4 | +1d4+1 | +2 | +1d4 |
| 3 Bonescratcher | +2 | +1d4 | +d4+2 | +3 | +1d4 |
| 4 Battleaxe | +3 | +1d4+1 | +1d4+3 | +1d4 | +1d4+1 |
| 5 Warrior at Arms | +1d4+1 | +1d6 | +1d6 | +1d4+1 | +1d6 |
| 6 Doom Dealer | +1d6 | +1d6 | +1d6+1 | +1d4+2 | +1d6 |
| 7 Moon Mauler | +1d6+1 | +1d6+1 | +1d6+2 | +1d6 | +1d+1 |
| 8 Vanquisher of the Void | +1d6+2 | +1d6+1 | +1d6+3 | +1d6+1 | +1d6+1 |
| 9 Guardian of the Galaxy | +2d6 | +2d6 | +2d6 | +1d6+2 | +2d6 |
| 10 Champion of the Cosmos | +2d6+1 | +2d6+1 | +2d6+1 | +1d8 | +2d6+1 |
Here's one way I could scale it back, by dropping bonuses a level or so, while still keeping most of the greater bonuses in the higher levels:
| Level | Pilot Ancient Tech | Survival | Weapons Specialist | Beast Whisperer | Stealth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tendertoes | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Furfang | +1 | +2 | +1d4 | +1 | +1 |
| 3 Bonescratcher | +2 | +1d4 | +1d4+1 | +2 | +2 |
| 4 Battleaxe | +3 | +1d4+1 | +1d4+2 | +1d4 | +1d4 |
| 5 Warrior at Arms | +1d4 | +1d4+2 | +1d6 | +1d4+1 | +1d4+1 |
| 6 Doom Dealer | +1d4+1 | +1d6 | +1d6+1 | +1d4+2 | +1d6 |
| 7 Moon Mauler | +1d6 | +1d6+1 | +1d6+2 | +1d6 | +11d+1 |
| 8 Vanquisher of the Void | +1d6+1 | +1d6+1 | +1d6+3 | +1d6+1 | +1d6+1 |
| 9 Guardian of the Galaxy | +1d6+2 | +2d6 | +2d6 | +1d6+2 | +2d6 |
| 10 Champion of the Cosmos | +2d6 | +2d6+1 | +2d6+1 | +1d8 | +2d6+1 |
Anyone have experience with this approach? Something else?
