This is a place to record and keep track of any training you are doing.

Unless and until someone comes up with a better system, I'm going with the following:

You can study or train for two skills at a time, provided one is physically-oriented, and one is mentally oriented. It takes one week of study and training per skill rank you are training for to progress to that next rank. Treat Rank-0 as Rank-1, but you still have to train to go from Rank-0 to Rank-1.

This is assuming you are doing your training during downtime, whether that is during jump transits or taking a vacation on a planet. Otherwise, it takes two weeks of training to equal one week of downtime training.

In other words, you aren't 'busy' 24 hours a day. Without going into details about how and when you train (study while sitting in the loo taking care of your other business), you can always manage to fit in a few minutes here and there to study, exercise, and do related training (practice field stripping a gun, isometrics, etc.).

Social Standing is the one trait you cannot improve by this method.

Likewise, Jack-of-All-Trades cannot be improved by training; it can only be improved during initial character generation.
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:57, Sun 29 Mar 2020.

A better astrogation skill would be helpful as well as boosting strength

GM's notes: so 2 weeks for Astrogation-2, and 7 weeks for Strength-7.
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:09, Fri 19 Aug 2016.

Steve needs to improve his Endurance, and feels he'd be most useful on Recon, so studying that.

GM's notes: so 2 weeks for Recon-2 and 6 weeks for Endurance-6.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:11, Fri 19 Aug 2016.

Hey, Kraig... you've got a partner in the Strength training.

Arc will also study Science/Biology. He can't quite see anything else that he'd be good at, not without stepping on everyone's toes. Just how many pilots DO we need?


GM's notes: so 1 week to go to Science/Biology-1, and 6 weeks for Strength-6.
This message was last edited by the player at 04:14, Fri 19 Aug 2016.

Gahler will do JoT 1 and Endurance.

Brushing up on engineering Naval...for all of our sakes.

In reply to Arc Tangent (msg # 4):

We should buy some compact, hi tech weight training equipment!

IM is working on improving Sensors (to 2) and Strength training.

I do not quite follow why not just stick to the suggestion in MGT RAW.
With the ruling in place it's incredibly easy to acquire new skills.
Compare with your career terms.
If you rolled really lucky you get perhaps one skill per year (1 for Service, 1 for Advancement, 1 based on Events, 1 based on Mustering Out).

MGT RAW states (and actually fumbles the example ^^):
([current skill rank] + [new skill rank]) weeks

Also, it states that Jack Of All Trades cannot be learned

Further, there's the delicate matter of what is actually downtime.
It's not quite as if there is absolutely nothing to do during a jump, certainly not for a Steward who needs to pamper the passengers.
So, I would rather suggest to count a jump week as half a week of possible Training.

Just my 50 pence ^^

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Physical Training
Strength 3->4
4 weeks (or 7 weeks per my suggestion)

Intellectual Studies
Streetwise 2->3
3 weeks (or 5 weeks per my suggestion)

Since its been almost a year since I noted IM's training in Strength & and Sensors.
S
STR 6 + 1 = 7
Sensors 1 + 1 = 2

Kraig was already learning Astrogation-2 so based on the latest GM post can I take him to a level 2 in that skill?  It would be helpful to have some pointing the ship into Jump space skill...

Anything we need in particular?

Responding (finally) to Luthar's post, the method I suggested had two main rationales. The first was that it takes a LOT longer with online games for those weeks to pass. It could be a year of Real Time before 7 weeks of 'down time' for the character passes.

The second was an effort to eliminate bookkeeping. RPGs aren't supposed to be a game of 'Papers & Paychecks' (unless that's actually what you are playing).

I suppose a 3rd reason was just so there was something happening while the ship was in jump space. I can toss in small things, but that's just make-do stuff; it doesn't really advance the game. Of course, that doesn't keep anyone from doing something on their own.

That's why I've shifted the procedure yet again.

Looking over the UPPs, it would seem as if we are a bit weak in the Sciences, and could definitely use some more Engineering. Maybe put together a table of strengths and weaknesses.

Argent is going to work on Science (biology).

Gahler was doing a Broker 1->2 program

We are actually 2 weeks in transit as is, since the ship only has Jump-2 and Ghandi-Dinomn is 4 parsec.
Real Time comparisons I find a bit lacking, if there is no IC experience why ever should RT affect the characters' development ?
[Shrug] Whatever.
Am sticking to the Streetwise 2->3, even though it will take yet another jump to complete.

She could do some engineering, but it would help to know what kind we're lacking.

Alternatively, Athletics might be fun.

So, that leaves
J-Drive
Life Support
Power Systems
Psionic Equipment
Small Ship Systems

1. Surely, this is uncanny. That particular specification is supposed to be reserved for Naval Engineers ? Used in cases where there’s design and building of space craft involved ? Like, in huge ship yards ?

SKILLS BEING IMPROVED/WORKED ON: Week 1

Arc: Life Science (biology) 0 > 1
Gahler: Broker 1 > 2
Hans:
IM:
Kraig:
Luise:
Luthar: Streetwise 2 > 3
Roland:
Steve:

SKILLS BEING IMPROVED/WORKED ON: Week 2

Arc: Life Science (biology) 1 > 2
Gahler:
Hans:
IM:
Kraig: Astrogation 1 > 2
Luise:
Luthar: Streetwise 2 > 3 (continuing)
Roland:
Steve:

Luise's list differs from the one I have saved in the rpol scratchpad

0-G 0, Admin 0, Advocate 0, Broker 2, Comms 0, Computers 0, Diplomat 1, Engineering 0, Explosives 1, Investigate 1, Gun Combat (Laser Pistol) 1, Medic 1, Melee(blade) 2, Persuade 1, Pilot (Small Craft) 1, Recon 1, Social Sciences 0, Stealth 0, Streetwise 1, Vacc Suit 0

That's what's in your UPP... except for Streetwise-1.

I didn't list ALL skills, only what was relevant to the ship/group.

Week 2: Medic 0-> Medic 1

Kraig has engineering - life support at rank 1

Week 1 finishing off working on raising endurance.

I used this in one of my other Traveller games but never got around to updating this game to it.

The 'best' way to keep track of developing skills and traits is to use a decimal system.

So, if you have Electronics (sensors)-1 and you want to improve it, list it on your character sheet and here as Electronics (sensors)-1.1 for the first week. The second week of training would be Electronics (sensors)-1.2... or just Electronics (sensors)-2.

I'll try to remember to update the UPP thread to show this.

That's nice.

Arc will spend the transit week studying Science (biology)-0.1.

working on Jump Drive 1.1

Working on Oboe 0.1

? Oboe

Harry plays oboe

Ah Art 0.1

Is it possible to train in Sound appreciation 0.1 and acquire a pair of earplugs while your practicing your scales.
;^)

I'm a skill level '0', not -4, amateur but proficient. Just to let you know, I'm also Roland Steel.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:27, Tue 24 Mar 2020.

In reply to Harry McStubbin (msg # 32):

Oops my error.

Engineer 0.1 for 'Forge'

LOL I'm not sensitive.