# Balancing Archery

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balancing-archery/1953>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [June 26, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balancing-archery/1953 "2013-06-26T13:54:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![darth\_servo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@darth\_servo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darth_servo)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balancing-archery/1953/21 "2013-06-28T17:50:23Z")

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> [@Bladerock](#):
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> Maybe there should be a mode where your skills increase at 1/100 the normal rate. That might make people who want their characters to stay terrible at fighting forever a bit happier.

You can already turn off individual skill gain on the character sheet. TAB to the skills section, highlight the skill you want to disable, press SPACEBAR.

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**Author:** ![Bladerock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@Bladerock](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Bladerock)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/balancing-archery/1953/22 "2013-06-28T19:56:50Z")

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Except that even the most hardcore “I want to be terrible at everything” people want to see some form of advancement. Which is why i mentioned having a way to adjust the rate of advancement rather than completely stopping it.

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