Dark Heresy skill question

[holywhippet]

I'm going to be involved in a game of Dark Heresy soon but I'm not sure if I understand skill levels correctly. Am I right in thinking that a skill, when trained starts off at the value of the relevant stat?

[Dan_Hemmens]

Pretty much.

Another way to put it would be that you never actually *roll* your skills in Dark Heresy, you roll your stats, and the skills give you bonuses (or obviate penalties).

[Selrahc]

Pretty much.

Yep. The only other thing to know about skills is that basic skills can be rolled without training at half the value of the stat. Its a fairly straight forward mechanic.

[holywhippet]

Thanks. The system seems kind of brutal in terms of skill use - you can't really boost anything up enough so as to ensure success from what I can see.

[Jimp]

Yep, it's very difficult to get near 100% pass rate on any skill check in Dark Heresy.

[Jimp]

Yep, it's very difficult to get near 100% pass rate on any skill check in Dark Heresy.