learning skills - who knows?

[Kiyana]

Hi RPG-players,

Since two days I am totally addicted to BD. Although I have read the manual three times something is still not clear to me. During the game you meet several teachers for new skills. In my "skil-screen" I can see what kind of skills I have learned and what is still to be learned. Two main questions:

First: I learned one handed melee accuracy 5 time (so the counter is on 5 now). I want to learn this more, but this is not possible. For critical hits it goes up to 6 and after that adding more value is not possible. How does this work?

Second: the teachers I meet tell me that they can learn me skills. In the overview of their teachingskill they mention a level, f.i. Thieving - lockpicking level 6. What does this level mean? Is it the level I have to be before I can learn, or is it the highest level you can reach with this skill? I don't understand and the manual tell me nothing...

Thanks for your help!
Kiyana

[swcarter]

When you learn a skill from a teacher or from a skillbook, that changes the maximum ability you can have with the skill. So from your example, you'd be able to put up to six points into lockpicking. To become more skilled than that you'd have to find a more advanced teacher.

(But note: Lockpicking is broken in the game, so don't bother learning it.)

SWC

[fable]

You posted all this already, under the First Impressions thread. Please don't spam the board with double-posting. I also gave you adequate answers, there. Given that you're repeating your questions almost verbatim, I'm not inclined to repeat what I wrote or enlarge about their contents.