Changes: Untrained skill check

Latest revision as of 19:50, 27 June 2008

An untrained skill check occurs when a character uses a skill in which the character has no ranks. Not all skills allowed untrained checks; those that do not are marked as either "Requires Training: Yes" or "Untrained: No". (NWNWiki uses the former.)

Buying a rank in a skill that requires training can be useful, even in cross-class skills. For example, a character with 16 dexterity and no ranks in open lock is unable to pick a lock. If the same character buys a single rank in open lock, the character is able to attempt to pick locks with a +4 modifier (+1 from the rank and +3 from dexterity), and is able to use Thieves' Tools.

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 An '''untrained skill check''' occurs when a character uses a [[skill]] in which the character has no [[rank]]s. Not all skills allowed untrained checks; those that do not are marked as either "Requires Training: Yes" or "Untrained: No". (NWNWiki uses the former.)
-Buying a rank in a skill that requires training can be useful, even in [[cross-class skill]]s. For example, a character with 16 [[dexterity]] and no ranks in [[open lock]] is unable to pick a lock. If the same character buys a single rank in Open Lock, the character is able to attempt to pick locks with a +3 modifier, and is able to use [[Thieves' Tools]].
+Buying a rank in a skill that requires training can be useful, even in [[cross-class skill]]s. For example, a character with 16 [[dexterity]] and no ranks in [[open lock]] is unable to pick a lock. If the same character buys a single rank in open lock, the character is able to attempt to pick locks with a +4 modifier (+1 from the rank and +3 from dexterity), and is able to use [[Thieves' Tools]].
+[[category:skills| Untrained skill check]]
-[[Category:Skills]]