Skill Points | Star Frontiers

A character starts with a number of skill points equal to 7 + 10% of the Logic ability score. These skill points are spent as indicated in the table below to buy skill levels.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p> 1. PSA: Choose up to three Primary Skills Areas (PSAs) with which the character has a particular affinity. If two or three of the PSAs are similar, the character may belong to a Profession.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>A character with a Profession represents one who has likely learned his skills through a systemic form of training. To reflect this, a character who chooses two PSAs from the same Profession gain an additional 3 skill points. A character who chooses all three PSAs from within the same Profession gain an additional 4 skill points (for a total of +7 skill points).<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p> 2. Buy Skills: Skills outside of the PSA of a character cost twice as much to purchase. <o:p> <table border="4"><tbody><tr><td>Skill Level </td><td>XP Cost: Within PSA (Outside PSA) </td><td> Cumulative XP Cost</td><td>Example </td></tr><tr><td> 1</td><td>1 (2) </td><td> 1 (2)</td><td> Rudimentary Level</td></tr><tr><td> 2</td><td>2 (4)</td><td> 3 (6)</td><td> Basic: Apprentice</td></tr><tr><td> 3</td><td>4 (8)</td><td> 7 (14)</td><td> Intermediate</td></tr><tr><td> 4</td><td>6 (12)</td><td> 13 (26)</td><td> Advanced: Supervisors</td></tr><tr><td> 5</td><td>9 (18)</td><td> 22 (44)</td><td> Expert</td></tr><tr><td> 6</td><td>12 (24)</td><td> 34 (68)</td><td> Master</td></tr><tr><td> 7</td><td>16 (32)</td><td> 50 (100)</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> 8</td><td>20 (40)</td><td> 70 (140)</td><td> Renowned</td></tr><tr><td> 9</td><td>25 (50)</td><td> 95 (190)</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> 10</td><td>30 (60)</td><td> 125 (250</td><td> Top of Field</td></tr></tbody></table></o:p>