Thank you!
This was submitted to two jams because I am a masochist that likes double constraints. The other one, about using stuff newly in the public domain, said its judges weren't going to read more than the first 4 pages of anything. Therefore, I didn't want to waste space on a chart at the beginning. I'll add one later after that jam is done judging.
Despite recommending about 11 points of Advanced Skills for a new Background in the rulebook, if you look at their Backgrounds in the book almost all of them are more than 11 points total. It's also worth noting that a lot of my higher-rated skills are very specific and therefore with limited application. That said, I started to pull back at the end on the Advanced Skills; I should have gone back over the earlier ones. I will do so when I put the chart in, if not sooner.
Thanks again! I'm always happy to have advice!
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Ah, did think it was a strange omission, but that extra context makes perfect sense. Like I say, the way you've utilised the slightly unorthodox inspiration is marvellous. Yeah I know from my own experience writing backgrounds that you start yourself off restrained and catch yourself later, but there is definitely a bloat in the central section where you start panicking that you haven't made enough options with 'Awareness' or 'Second Sight' or some other fairly generic but generally necessary ability.