Avlis policy on: Skill Point Saving

[Moredo]

Clarifying yet another metagaming rule:

When you're leveling up, you're not allowed to save any skill points.

The only exception to this rule is when you have 1 skill point left and you want to take it in a cross-class skill. Then you are allowed to save that point and use it the next time you level up.

[chilingsworth]

Strange, I didn't think the engine would let you level up without spending all skill points?

[RCon]

Strange, I didn't think the engine would let you level up without spending all skill points?

In PnP, you cannot save skill points (although you can spend a point to acquire 1/2 skill in cross-class skills). The Bioware engine does let you save points, but as Moredo pointed out, this would obviously be considered a bad form of metagaming.

[Moredo]

what if there's 2 cross class skills i want but i cant lvl them up till next lvl because they're both at max?

The only exception to this rule is when you have 1 skill point left and you want to take it in a cross-class skill.

[spool32]

When I reach next level, what do I do with the four extra skill points I saved from last level? I don't want to spend them if I am going to get in trouble for it.

Take ALL your banked points at next level, regardless of what level it happens to be, and don't do it again, and you're golden.

-spool32

[deejayvee]

The only exception to this rule is when you have 1 skill point left and you want to take it in a cross-class skill.

I am just giving some thought to my next couple of levels, and I've come up with a situation that I think is okay, but want to clarify.

Basically the situation is that at next level I want to take a Fighter level. I get 5 skill points. 2 of these will be spent on class skills and 2 on a non-class skill, leaving 1 point left over. I don't want to take any more class skills at that level, and would like to store it up, as per Moredo's original statement, as I'd like to put it towards a cross-class skill (Spot). I think that part is fine.

However, at the next level, I wanted to take weaponmaster but here's where it gets tricky. The skill (Spot) is now a class skill. Therefore I can up that skill by 2, 1 earned this level and 1 earned last level. Is doing so going to break this rule?

[spool32]

The only exception to this rule is when you have 1 skill point left and you want to take it in a cross-class skill.

I am just giving some thought to my next couple of levels, and I've come up with a situation that I think is okay, but want to clarify.

Basically the situation is that at next level I want to take a Fighter level. I get 5 skill points. 2 of these will be spent on class skills and 2 on a non-class skill, leaving 1 point left over. I don't want to take any more class skills at that level, and would like to store it up, as per Moredo's original statement, as I'd like to put it towards a cross-class skill (Spot). I think that part is fine.

However, at the next level, I wanted to take weaponmaster but here's where it gets tricky. The skill (Spot) is now a class skill. Therefore I can up that skill by 2, 1 earned this level and 1 earned last level. Is doing so going to break this rule?

You banked one point, and one point only... but you're not doing so to spend it next lvl on a cross class skill so yes, it would break the rule. Spend it on a cross class skill next level, or on a class skill this level.

-spool32

[Moredo]

Sorry to be a hardass about this but there are no personal interpretations when it comes to rules.

If you don't intend to level up as the same class next level, (most people know what level they'll take next) then you should use all your points and not save any. Saving one point is the exception, not the rule itself.

[pp]

I took a custom race that gives me -2 to Int, so I have 4 more skill points than I should have. Should I spend those, or would that make my character illegal?

[Tesh]

Ok, You have four extra skill points?

At which statge, before going to the Gollum to be converted?

If that's the case that is fine

If you have skill points left after being coverted to your Half Ogre, Gnoll or Changeling then you have underspent.

[wolfwielder]

I have an alt who only has 4 class skills. After I spend the points appropriately I spend 2 skill point on a cross-class skill, which leaves me with 1 skill point left over and no skill I can spend it on.

Is this acceptable?

[RCon]

I have an alt who only has 4 class skills. After I spend the points appropriately I spend 2 skill point on a cross-class skill, which leaves me with 1 skill point left over and no skill I can spend it on.

Is this acceptable?

Yup, no problem there, as that would fall into the exception listed under Moredo's original post.