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infinitypanda
2009-09-08, 04:34 PM
Well, inspired by the "GURPS and why you should be playing it" thread, I've decided to give the GURPS Lite rulebook a quick look through. There's one thing that really confuses me, though. Why are Naturalist and Survival two different skills? They both let you survive in the wilderness, but Naturalist is a hard skill, and Survival is an average one. What's the difference between them?

sailor_grenoble
2009-09-08, 05:03 PM
There are several differences between the two (not obvious from Lite, I have to admit):

one difference between these skills is that you have to specialise by environnement (Jungle, Mountain, Plains, Woodland, ...) for Survival (with defaults between specialties).

Naturalist is a "toned down" version of Biology + Geology + Meteorology + whatever other scientific skill might apply, geared and specialised towards understanding and reacting to what's in front of you NOW (rather than academic knowledge about it).

Survival is more about how you fare in general in the wilderness, on a day to day basis.


Hope this helps

infinitypanda
2009-09-08, 06:44 PM
It does. Thanks.