[Rq-rules] Re: Aptitude

[Thomas Zunder]

Steve Perrin wrote:
> But when you have that information in the deep dark recesses of your 
> mind and you bring it out successfully, then you have imprinted it. 
> You have seen it in action and it works (or is true, or whatever). 
> Thus, your stock of ready knowledge increases, and your percentage 
> goes up.
It is known that some learn best by doing, some by reading, some by 
seeing etc.

I think with a low tech fantasy world then learning by doing will work 
with knowledge skills, if you assume the roll is in fact the highpoint 
of chatting, talking, observing, reading etc.

In a modern BRP game you could actually ask people to categorise their 
character into the three groups and allow different skill point 
increases by type.

So, I am a 'learning by doing' person, I get 1d6 for all action based 
experience rolls, and can learn knowledge skills by training.

I am a 'learning by observing', I get 1d6 for all training based increases.

I 'learn by reading', I get 1d6 for all research based increases.

etc. etc.

I know there are some formal terms for these different styles but I 
cannot remember them right now.

-- 
Tom Zunder
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