[mirtos]

Originally Posted by Colen

Dastir wrote:
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> *casts ressurect thread*
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> I have a Tome of Clear Thought +2. So, to simulate "reading" the book, I
> added a permanent +2 adjustment to my Int, as suggested in this thread.
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> However, when I then add a new level to my char, I expected to see one
> additional skill point for me to spend, this was not the case. Because
> this is an inherent bonus, it should add skill points to all future
> levels (not retroactively) just like adding to your intelligence with
> your level (4,8,12,16,20) bonus(es)


Unfortunately, right now there's no way for Hero Lab to know which level
you added the Tome at. The easiest way to do this right now is to add
another adjustment for +1 skill points per level for the appropriate
class, and then a third adjustment to represent the levels before you
got the book.


For example, if you got the book at level 10 and your next level was 11,
you would add an adjustment for +1 skill point per level, then another
adjustment for -10 skill points to ensure that you got 1 extra skill
point at level 11, another 1 at level 12, etc.


Hope this helps,

--
Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com

Wouldnt it make more sense to just do the +2 int (which would give the +1 per level), and do the -10 skill points and also -1 starting language?

I ask because If you do it the way Colen suggests you either wouldnt get the other benefits to an increased int (more spells, increased modifiers on search checks, etc...), or if you gave the modifer to int you would get double skill point modifiers (and if the user was multiclassed, youd have to to add them to each class in the future). Seems simpler to just add the stat, and subtract what needs to be subtracted so its not retroactive, but let the stat do most of the bonuses. (in int's case, i think it would just be skill points and starting languages)

So what I did was the +2 int, -10 skill points, -1 starting language.

(assuming you read it at 11th level).