I can't seem to use all the skill points
Can any one see my error(s)?
skill points = 9 = 3 class +3 human +3 favored class
used = 5
Intimidate +5 = +3 ranks, -1 Cha, +3 class skill
Perception +3 = +1 ranks, +0 Wis, +2 Alertness
Ride -3 = +1 ranks, +0 Dex, +3 class skill, -7 Armor Check Penalty
Sense Motive +2 = +0 ranks, +0 Wis, +2 Alertness
SB from GMG p. 260
Guard CR 1
XP 400
Human warrior 3
LN Medium humanoid
Init +0; Senses Perception +3
Defense
AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 18 (+8 armor)
hp 19 (3d10+3)
Fort +4, Ref +1, Will +1
Offense
Speed 20 ft.
Melee halberd +5 (1d10+3/×3) or
heavy flail +5 (1d10+3/19–20) or
sap +5 (1d6+2 nonlethal)
Ranged heavy crossbow +3 (1d10/19–20)
Statistics
Str 14, Dex 11, Con 13, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +3; CMB +5 (+7 sunder); CMD 15 (17 vs.
sunder)
Feats Alertness, Improved Sunder, Power Attack
Skills Intimidate +5, Perception +3, Ride –3, Sense
Motive +2
Languages Common
Combat Gear potions of cure light wounds (2); Other
Gear half-plate, heavy crossbow with 10 bolts, halberd,
heavy flail, sap, 5 gp
chopswil wrote: I can't seem to use all the skill points
Can any one see my error(s)?
skill points = 9 = 3 class +3 human +3 favored class
used = 5
Intimidate +5 = +3 ranks, -1 Cha, +3 class skill
Perception +3 = +1 ranks, +0 Wis, +2 Alertness
Ride -3 = +1 ranks, +0 Dex, +3 class skill, -7 Armor Check Penalty
Sense Motive +2 = +0 ranks, +0 Wis, +2 Alertness
SB from GMG p. 260
Guard CR 1
XP 400
Human warrior 3
LN Medium humanoid
Init +0; Senses Perception +3
Defense
AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 18 (+8 armor)
hp 19 (3d10+3)
Fort +4, Ref +1, Will +1
Offense
Speed 20 ft.
Melee halberd +5 (1d10+3/×3) or
heavy flail +5 (1d10+3/19–20) or
sap +5 (1d6+2 nonlethal)
Ranged heavy crossbow +3 (1d10/19–20)
Statistics
Str 14, Dex 11, Con 13, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +3; CMB +5 (+7 sunder); CMD 15 (17 vs.
sunder)
Feats Alertness, Improved Sunder, Power Attack
Skills Intimidate +5, Perception +3, Ride –3, Sense
Motive +2
Languages Common
Combat Gear potions of cure light wounds (2); Other
Gear half-plate, heavy crossbow with 10 bolts, halberd,
heavy flail, sap, 5 gp
Npcs typically don't get favored class bonus
Greetings, fellow traveller.
3rd level human warrior:
A warrior gets (2+INT-modifier) skill points per level --> INT 9 --> 3
A human gets 1 extra skill point per level --> 3 levels --> 3
Quote: Intimidate +5
Perception +3
Ride -3
Sense Motive +2
Intimidate (CHA), class skill: -1 (CHA 8) + 3 ranks + 3 bonus --> used: 3
Perception (WIS): +0 (WIS 10) + 1 rank + 2 (Alertness) --> used: 1
Ride (DEX), class skill: +0 (DEX 11) + 1 rank +3 bonus -7 (ACP) --> used: 1
Sense Motive (WIS): + 0 (WIS 10) + 0 rank + 2 (Alertness) --> used: 0
I don't see the favored class bonus come into play since it is an NPC.
So regarding your posting, your assumptions seem correct, the guard is 1 skill point short of his maximum.
Ruyan.
/edit: ninja'd due to checking back and forth
Name Violation wrote:
Npcs typically don't get favored class bonus
I've done the skill math on many other GMG NPCs and they seem to have favored class skill points added in.
Name Violation wrote:
Npcs typically don't get favored class bonus
or do you mean that NPC classes like warrior don't get favored class points?
chopswil wrote: I can't seem to use all the skill points
Can any one see my error(s)?
Personally I would like to see ranks listed in parentheses after the skill modifier to help break down things like this.
Skills are the most commonly made errors in published materials, and listing out the breakdown when writing is the easiest way to avoid such.
If the ranks needed to be listed in the stat blocks it would encourage such care in the writing, as well as make spotting such errors much easier for editor and reader alike.
-James
james maissen wrote: chopswil wrote: I can't seem to use all the skill points
Can any one see my error(s)?
Personally I would like to see ranks listed in parentheses after the skill modifier to help break down things like this.
Skills are the most commonly made errors in published materials, and listing out the breakdown when writing is the easiest way to avoid such.
If the ranks needed to be listed in the stat blocks it would encourage such care in the writing, as well as make spotting such errors much easier for editor and reader alike.
-James I've suggested the same thing elsewhere but after a colon, Swim +5:2
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