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In 3.5, characters received skill points which were spent to buy ranks.
In Alpha 2, characters receive ranks which are spent to buy ranks. This strikes me as counter-intuitive and confusing.
I would suggest reverting to the old terminology and renaming the +3 bonus for investing in a class skill to "3 additional ranks".
This also resolves the issue of recalculating the prerequisite class skill ranks in Designer Notes: Prestige Skills.
Here is the rewritten Acquiring Skills section:
At first level, your character gains a number of skill points dependent upon your class plus your Intelligence modifier. At every level after that, you gain additional skill points. These skill points can be spent on any skill, but you can only invest a number of points into a specific skill equal to your total Hit Dice. In addition, each class has a number of favored skills, called class skills. Your character is most proficient in these skills, as they represent part of his professional training and constant practice. You gain 3 additional ranks on all class skills that you put points into. If you have more than one class and all classes grant you 3 additional ranks, you gain them only once.
...You gain 3 additional ranks on all class skills that you put points into. If you have more than one class and all classes grant you 3 additional ranks, you gain them only once.
While I think you are right with changing skill ranks back to skill points where appropriate, the last two sentences are gramatically screwed up (actually the last one - the second last is just bad wording).
Furthermore, I am not sure if changing the bonus to extra skill ranks wouldn't result in a bunch of confuse while assigning skill points. Especially if you multiclass.
I would rather stick to the bonus, but you are right that it should give ALL the benefits of additional ranks (feat prereqs, skill specials at certain ranks, etc.)
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While I think you are right with changing skill ranks back to skill points where appropriate, the last two sentences are gramatically screwed up (actually the last one - the second last is just bad wording).
True. The Alpha 2 wording is not too hot either:
You gain a +3 bonus on all class skills that you put ranks into. If you have more than one class and both grant you a class skill bonus, these bonuses do not stack.
What about changing my suggestion to:
You gain 3 additional ranks in each class skill to which you assigned skill points.. If you have more than one class and if two or more of your classes share the same class skills, you receive the 3 additional ranks only once.
Furthermore, I am not sure if changing the bonus to extra skill ranks wouldn't result in a bunch of confuse while assigning skill points. Especially if you multiclass.
I don't think so. If you spend all your skill points first and then add the 3 ranks to all class skills.
Thank you for your feedback. :-)