Re: [SR4] Confused by point costs

Peter Knutsen (usenet) wrote:
> Andrew Sayman wrote:
>> Peter Knutsen (usenet) wrote:
>>> It this just downright *****y* rules design, or have I overlooked
>>> something in the rules that makes the above mentioned Adept Powers
>>> perform in a way that is not functionally equivalent to abilities
>>> purchased via regular character creation point expenditure?
>>
>> Adept powers allow you to gain stat increases that apply to dice pools
>> without
>> increasing the amount of experience it takes to make the base
>> Attribute/Skill
>> better. The advantage is that you can gain increases, and then start
>> game with
>> lower actual stats while still rolling really well. When you get into
>> the normal
>> experiences costs this can be really useful.
> 
> OK, but then those Adept Powers I've talked about are worthless to
> starting characters, right? They only become relevant once you've earned
> some experience and raised your your skills to the maximum value or your
> attributes to close to maximum.

No, not at all. The karma costs are geometric. If you buy the adept
powers,
you'll be able to grow your skill to a higher pool faster while in game.

Yes, that has little effect the moment you start, but a character is
supposed to
grow. You should make decisions based on that.