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The Deck of Many Stagecoach Passengers by Brian G. Smith

Mastery Bonus by R. Miller/Treebore

Just another house rule I wanted to share, when my players are spending BP they can tell me how they are doing the training. Such as buying books, consulting a more experienced PC or NPC, buying gear specifically for helping them improve, etc...

In return I reward this extra effort by allowing them to add anywhere from 1 to 3 points to their mastery die rolls, but do not effect penetration. This is also a nice buffer against those disappointing rolls of "1".
The key point is the bonus is dependent upon how much time and money and effort the player has their character put into the learning. So if they take the time to train themselves to what I consider "college level", I give the 3 point bonus. What I consider High School/intense hobbyist, I give 2 points. Pretty much any kind of minimal extra effort gets the 1 point bonus.


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