Topic: MERP 2e/Rolemaster question

[kustenjaeger]

Greetings

I may be wrong but I read p90 as saying that you can source the DPs to develop Perception from anywhere on a 1:1 basis not that the cost is different - p90 explicitly says that the only two exceptions to the way skill ranks are increased are M&M and learning spell lists.

Regards

Edward

[daddystabz]

So I take that to mean it still costs 3 DPs to increase PER 2 ranks.

[Ecthelion]

Yes, that's right.

[Witchking20k]

i nelieve perecption & armour skills are always on a 1-1 basis

[daddystabz]

There is a profession bonus table on pg 245 in the MERP 2e appendix.  Are these bonuses static bonuses you get added to your skills from the profession you take?

[Witchking20k]

Is it the level bonus table?  +3/+2/+1 to various skills?  If so; then the bonuses are +/level.  So, a warrior would get +3/level to Body Development; yielding a +9 at level 3, a +12 at level 4 etc.

[daddystabz]

Might be.  I'm speaking of the Profession Bonus table on pg 245, Table BT-6 in MERP 2e.  Not the DPs you get when you level up.

[Witchking20k]

Then they are handled as I demonstrated earlier. 

[daddystabz]

Thanks!

[daddystabz]

Is there a rule for helping/aiding another? If so, how does it work please? I don't see anything for it so far in the core rulebook.

[Witchking20k]

Depends on what kind of help you mean.  I'm a simplicity first kinda GM, so, when people want to help each other I generally reduce the difficulty.  For example; a party needs to roll a boulder out of the way.  The Boulder is a Very Hard action to move.  Jeremy is the strongest with a +25 STR so he is going to make the roll; while tara & dean help him they have a combined STR of +30.  I would say that a +30 would reduce the difficulty by 1 degree & Jeremy can roll a Hard Action.

[daddystabz]

That is a good idea of keeping things simple and good adjudication I'd say, Witchking20k.