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PSL Revelations and HL v0.271 next steps
🕑 Added 2019-06-03 20:59:25 +0000 UTC Planning out some of the mechanics for aspects and skills now... (have been pondering for awhile, but they will be needed to complete v0.271's milestone on the roadmap; specifically, characters will have to have both, so both data blocks will need to be added to the character template, and starting characters)
Still quite a bit to work out, but for a skills system I want the following traits:
* you can learn ANY skill from ANYONE who knows it (will need to be incorporated into basic NPC interactions & PC actions)
* the relative differences between you and your sensei in terms of skill understanding, and the relevant stats & aspect-levels, will affect how quickly and easily you learn
* base chance and amount for skill gain is governed by the ratio of skill levels between them:you (@ 0 you will have a 100% chance to gain 100% level in that skill)
* stats improve chance to learn, using the inverse you:them
* aspects improve the amount gained, using you:them
* any points left over after a skill levels, reset back to zero (no over-leveling the subject matter)
* you will have other means to learn/develop skills, such as practice
* books will be treated the same as having a tutor (based on the understanding & stats of the author, less whatever the publisher has botched in editing ;p)
I realized only earlier today that there are 5 aspects, not just the 3-4 I had previously thought. Mind, Body, & Spirit are the easy ones... I had thought that the Potential/Dream self and the Elemental Self were one in the same, but it is clear to me now that the Elemental Self is at the apex/confluence of the other 4 aspects... it is the state of UNITY & BALANCE between them.
This explains why there are so many ways to influence the elements... each primary aspect has a means of doing so (Chakra, Kinesis, Mancy, Prayer), but in the final unified state, full control can be achieved (the Dance of Elements).
So... after 22+ years in development, it seems there is still quite a bit of room for core revelations in PSL. :D
