Author Topic: Interactions between Fast Learner and Tech Empathy  (Read 1911 times)

Phicksur

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Interactions between Fast Learner and Tech Empathy
« on: 27 July 2018, 12:08:02 »
I have seen two different answers on these forums, and want to know how this works.

To play around, I was trying to build an NPC tech using the player rules (because I want to be able to know how to make PCs), so I grabbed Fast Learner and Tech Empathy.

Fast Learner gives you a 10% discount (as is evidenced by the chart) on ALL skills, while Tech Empathy gives you a 10% discount on just Technician specializations.

Are these discounts additive...

Rank |Normal Cost |Fast Learner |Fast Learner & Tech Empathy
1
30
27
24

or multiplicative?

Rank |Normal Cost |Fast Learner |Fast Learner & Tech Empathy
1
30
27
25

Apparently there was also some discrepancy between the cost reduction for Fast Learner being 20% or 10%. In the copy of the PDF I have seen, both text and chart are 10% so I am presuming that is what ended up being correct.
« Last Edit: 27 July 2018, 13:47:32 by Phicksur »

monbvol

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Re: Interactions between Fast Learner and Tech Empathy
« Reply #1 on: 27 July 2018, 18:21:11 »
1. Fast Learner was upped to 20% some time ago.

2. The bonuses are additive.  So if both apply to the same skill that is a 30% XP reduction.

I have an excel spreadsheet around here somewhere that has all the possible combinations of the XP to skill rank conversions.  There are a fair number.

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Re: Interactions between Fast Learner and Tech Empathy
« Reply #2 on: 28 July 2018, 09:38:14 »
Specifically, Fast Learner was changed to 20% by the AToW Errata v2.02 in July of 2015 (it's on page 2 of that document).  Also on that page, the phrase "after character creation" was added to Tech Empathy.  The bonuses will still stack, just not during initial creation.

Phicksur

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Re: Interactions between Fast Learner and Tech Empathy
« Reply #3 on: 28 July 2018, 18:21:21 »
I presume that Gremlin also doesn't apply during character creation?

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Re: Interactions between Fast Learner and Tech Empathy
« Reply #4 on: 28 July 2018, 18:50:56 »
Correct... it's on the same page with the others.  The Errata is only 7 pages long.

 

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