Forum Post - Primes D20 System

[Guu]

I've been thinking on the line of skills! Maybe at the start, you can have allotted skill dice. Then you get more skill dice each time you level. Maybe you can also buy skill dice with OM.

Here's a few I have in mind:
Talking
Sneaking
Dataverse
Searching
Hacking
Climbing
Swimming
Perform
Crafting
Survival

So let's say I choose Dataverse, which lets me research on the Dataverse and communicate. Untrained, dataverse is a 1d3 to start, and there will be a danger class assigned to each task. So let's say I choose Dataverse two times. Each time ups the size of the dice. So it was go to 1d6 and then to a 1d8. Here's the progression:

1d3 => 1d4 => 1d6 => 1d8 => 1d10 => 1d12 => 1d20

Stats add multipliers to the mix, so let's say I have a CHA of 8 with 10 being the max (still hammering out stats) and that gives me a bonus of +4. That multiplies the dice. Playing it out, this is how it looks:

Dataverse: 1d3 + Two points = 1d6 + 4 Charisma = 4d6

I would roll a 4d6 when I go to research on the Dataverse. So let's say, doxxing someone is a DC of 15, I might be able to reach that easier with my 4d6 dataverse skill.

And I would think powers should give modifiers for specific skills as well. Like say you want to climb a mountain and you happened to have Stretch powers, that in itself could be a +4 to the climb skill.

I know it's unconventional, but It was a thought on how we could do it... I mean it beats ripping off D&D per usual.