On Tue, 8 Oct 2002 19:08:32 +0200 Benjamin Walther-Franks wrote:
> > Btw, as I read the table, the numbers show both the availablity of
> > teachers and the maximum rank a certain race can gain in an ability,
> > right?
>
> I hadn't considered that when creating the table, but it doesn't sound
> bad. On the other hand, if we see the availability as per rank it
> wouldn't be necessary to have a rank limit, as getting a second rank
> in a rare ability would be just as hard as getting the first. So
> having three or four ranks in an ability thats rare or very rare for
> you is near to impossible anyway.
Well ... really? I mean, once you found the one teacher in the game that
teaches a dwarf in fire magic, what would prevent the teacher to teach
all 5 ranks over the time? Of course, the game designer can say that the
teacher can't or won't do that because ... . But that's completely up to
the designer. If we had it in the rules it would be clearer.
We might further want to add that teachers for higher ranks are harder
to find. I mean, even if magic is common among Elves, extraordinary
magicians would still be pretty rare.