Group Aptitude
Copyright (c) 1996 by Thomas (tgm) Ackermann <tgm@rhein.iam.uni-bonn.de>

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Basic idea is, you can buy a Group-Aptitude (for all Combat-, Magic-, Psionic-,
Social-, Scientific-, and so on Skills) that adds to DX or IQ for learning
Skills in this whole Skill-Group (the skill-groups from Basic), or a
Subgroup-Aptitude, that only adds to a certain part of Skills in the
Skill-Group.

This whole topic is *only* to enable characters that are good at some things
without having such a high DX or IQ as well - something that occures in GURPS
rules right now ... Mages, that are good Mages without beeing apt in Social or
Scientific things as well; Fighters that can fight, but not dance or lockpick
... and so on.

Please note, that the cost for this Aptitudes *are* balanced within the GURPS
rules! (Can't include the reasoning right now - but believe me ;-)

Group-Aptitudes:
   can be bought with 10p, 10p, 10p (10, 20, 30p);

Subgroup-Aptitudes:
   can be bought with 6p, 6p, 6p (6, 12, 18p);

Both have upto 3 levels, like Magery or Group Skill Aptitudes from FF2E ...

Both can be added after creation, but for double cost, like for
attributes.
   
Two Subgroup-Aptitudes can be bought with 8p, 8p, 8p (8, 16, 24p);
Three Subgroup-Aptitudes can be bought with 9p, 9p, 9p (9, 18, 27p);

Whoever needs more Subgroups, should better consider to buy the
Group-Aptitude instead of the Subgroup-Aptitudes ...

Note, that these Aptitudes only work for learned skills, not for
default-uses of skills!

Some Examples (divide Scientific skills into Hard and Soft skills and maybe
into several subgroups ..., what Social Sub-Groups are possible?):

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Combat:

   Combat Aptitude, Group-Aptitude:
      Adds +1 per Level to all Combat/Weapon Skills.

   Unarmed Combat Aptitude, Subgroup-Aptitude:
      Adds +1 per Level to all Unarmed Combat Skills.
   Melee Weapon Aptitude, Subgroup-Aptitude:
      Adds +1 per Level to all Melee-Weapon Skills.
   Thrown Weapons Aptitude, Subgroup-Aptitude:
      Adds +1 per Level to all Thrown-Weapon Skills.
   Missile Weapons Aptitude, Subgroup-Aptitude:
      Adds +1 per Level to all Missile-Weapon Skills.
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Magic:

   Spell Aptitude, Group-Aptitude:
      Adds +1 per Level to all Spells; this is in addition
      to the bonus granted through Magery!

   College Aptitude, Subgroup-Aptitude:
      Must specialize in a College from Magic or Grimoire;
      Adds +1 per Level to all Missile-Weapon Skills.
      (you can buy this for each and any College!)
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Psionics:

   Psionic Skills Aptitude, for 10p, 10p, 10p (10, 20, 30p)
      Adds +1 per Level to all psionic Skills.

   Psionic Power Skill Aptitude, for 6p, 6p, 6p (6, 12, 18p)
      Must specialize in a psionic Power;
      Adds +1 per Level to all psionic Skills in that Power.
      (you can buy this for each and any psionic Power!)
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Thief/Spy Aptitudes, from John (john@elvw.demon.co.uk) Wood (although
i'm not *fully* confident with it, John   ;-)

  Manual Subgroup:  Holdout, Lockpicking, Pickpocket, Sleight of Hand.
  Making Subgroup:  Forgery, Traps (building/disarming/setting),
                    Demolition, Underwater Demolition.
  Sense Subgroup:   Lip Reading, Scrounging, Tracking,
                    Traps (detection).
  Social Subgroup:  Acting, Detect Lies, Fast-Talk, Interrogation,
                    Intimidation, Streetwise.
  Stealth Subgroup: Camouflage, Disguise, Stealth, Shadowing.
  Missing:          Computer Hacking, Cryptanalysis, Escape,
                    Intelligence Analysis, No-Landing Extraction,
                    Poisons, Ventriloquism.

Maybe not include Acting & Fast-Talk in a subgroup since they're also
listed under Social Skills - that would give 4 skills per subgroup, nice
and neat.  I hope it doesn't mess things up splitting Traps between 2
subgroups.
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Other things:

   Single Skill Aptitude, for 2p, 2p, 2p (2, 4, 6p)
      Must specialize in a Skill;
      Adds +1 per level to this Skill.
      most probably not needed and too munchkin-like ...

   Other Sub/Subsub-groups: from 2p, 2p, 2p (2, 4, 6p) upto
               9p, 9p, 9p (9, 18,27p) or more.