The Blacksmithing background gives you:
"You gain the Specialty Crafting skill feat for blacksmithing, and you’re trained in the Smithing Lore skill."
Does this mean I can list on the character Sheet
Lore-Smithing @ "Trained" Proficiency
Craft-Blacksmsithing @ "Trained" Proficiency
ie both at Char lvl + 0 + Associated Stat Mod
It does not say so. Should we assume any skilled listed, without a starting proficiency is "trained". It is probably an editing issue but the final rules will need to so thru every similar type ref and put @ T,E,M or L after each mention.
Regards
Proficiency Rank Modifier
Untrained Your level – 2
Trained Your level
Expert Your level + 1
Master Your level + 2
Legendary Your level + 3
My initial thought is that the bonus for being "Legendary" (and E & M) at a skill is a pretty poor bonus compared to your character level or (probably) Stat Mod as well. It would be better if these are doubled or your level bonus be half this or less, ala another RPG.
The Blacksmithing background gives you:
"You gain the Specialty Crafting skill feat for blacksmithing, and you’re trained in the Smithing Lore skill."Does this mean I can list on the character Sheet
Lore-Smithing @ "Trained" Proficiency
Craft-Blacksmsithing @ "Trained" Proficiency
ie both at Char lvl + 0 + Associated Stat Mod
Crafting is just one skill now. (The same with Perform.) Lore is the only skill that is taken multiple times for different subjects.
The Specialty Crafting feat grants you a +2 bonus on a particular type of Crafting. You'd still have to take Crafting as one of your trained skills from your class.
The Blacksmith background really ought to just be called Craftsmith or something similar, because it covers all forms of crafting trades, not just blacksmithing.