Adding free D6 skill to a race

[salcor]

So I am still struggling through making my Savage Bestiary Data file and I am stuck. For the Dendrine race they receive a free d6 in Persuasion. So I looked at the Shaintar data files since a number of those races get a free D6 in a skill. So I bootstrapped the Persuasion skill and then added this eval.

linkage[Skill].field[trtBonus].value += 1
perform #resspent[resSkill,-,1,field[name].text]

When I try to test it, it only adds a d4 to the skill. I appreciate the help.

Salcor

[Paragon]

Zarlor discusses this in the first post in the Common Code thread. His syntax is like this:

foreach pick in hero where "thingid.skPersuasion"
  eachpick.field[trtBonus].value += 1
nexteach

[zarlor]

What timing did you set it at? I think it should be run at Pre-Traits/5000.

[salcor]

I think I see what my error id. That's for pointing out the common coding syntax.

Salcor

[jfrazierjr]

So, I have a similar question, but don't want to limit to specific skill and want the player to be prompted.

[Paragon]

Originally Posted by jfrazierjr

So, I have a similar question, but don't want to limit to specific skill and want the player to be prompted.

At the time when I asked about this several months ago, there didn't seem to be a way. I just ended up giving the race a couple extra skill points, since, in practice, it does the same thing except in one specific (extremely unusual) case.

[jfrazierjr]

Originally Posted by Paragon

At the time when I asked about this several months ago, there didn't seem to be a way. I just ended up giving the race a couple extra skill points, since, in practice, it does the same thing except in one specific (extremely unusual) case.

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Well, that's what was was going to do at the beginning, but was hoping for a way to avoid that one edge case you mentioned.

[Paragon]

Honestly, that case is so aberrational (someone who spends literally all their skill points on separate skills so they have nothing but D4's) I just didn't worry about it in the end, as I can't see that as going well for someone anyway.

[jfrazierjr]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Honestly, that case is so aberrational (someone who spends literally all their skill points on separate skills so they have nothing but D4's) I just didn't worry about it in the end, as I can't see that as going well for someone anyway.

Yea, I just added 2 skill points to my humans. I will say, I could see someone(Possibly me!) picking a few extra skills that MIGHT come up just to avoid the penalty)

[Paragon]

Sure; in fact, its very much cost-effective to pick up the D4 in anything you think you'll want later at the start. But as long as you start with even a single D6, that extra 2 points still works right, as you could always use the free D6 skill for that one.