[Rq-rules] Re: Aptitude

[Lance Dyas]

Fred Vogel wrote:
>   
> The idea in Steve's comment that I like is the concept of retention.  
> When I learn something in real life, such as calculus, I have to use 
> it or I forget it.  A quick brush up could get me able to use it 
> quickly; but if I were to try to answer a calculus question after 5 
> years of not touching it, that might be a very hard task to pull off.
>
> Off the top of my head I can't think of a way to model all of these 
> aspects easily.  I will think about this and see if I can come up with 
> something.
>
> Fred
>
 I can't remember what they call it but I call it shifting your skill 
emphasis... its a way to show neglecting
one skill in favor of another... the player can explicitly allow one 
skill to fade to gain skill in another.