[GURPS Fenspace] Building Tips and Hints

[robkelk]

Not sure on the math with these.

Esoteric Medicine is Per/Hard, even basing it on Medicine! +1 makes it 8 points not 4.
First Aid is IQ/Easy and as such its still 2 points for +1 based on Medicine!

Am I missing something?

When you default a skill to another skil, you pay the difference between what it would cost to get the skill at the default level and what it would cost to get the skill at the full level. It's the same idea as when you raise a skill with earned experience.

In this case, A.C has Medicine! at IQ (plus talent bonus), so he has First Aid at IQ (plus talent bonus). It only costs 1 point to raise First Aid from IQ (plus talent bonus) to IQ+1 (plus talent bonus). Similarly, it only costs 2 points to raise Esoteric Medicine from IQ (plus talent bonus) to IQ+1 (plus talent bonus)...

Would Artificer Talent actually help on Computers! skill?

That's a good question... Probably not, so you'd only add it to Computers! when rolling against component skills that it would help.
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