Blunt and bladed affinities

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what about some kind of initial traits like ‘Blunt affinity’ or Blade affinity’? I personally, while knowing how to use and defend against them, dislike bladed weapons and prefer blunt weapons. If SHTF, I actually have a a 16" white wax-wood club with riveted studs and a wrapped grip that I made that would be my go-to over even the most expensive blade. It would be nice to be able to have that reflected in a character without necessarily having to spend 3 points on a martials arts weapon skill.

perhaps:

Blunt/Blade/Fist affinity- You deal slightly more damage and are slightly more accurate when wielding your preferred weapon type.

something like +20% to-hit chance and +20% damage done when wielding your preferred weapon type.

you wouldn’t get any extra ‘special moves or attacks’ but this would help reflect your personal preferences.

2

Or the game could be kept like it is as far as the starting traits go and the game would simply keep count of the hits landed granting profiency level as a certain treshold is passed?

3

I basically suggested that in my other thread which atm is RIGHT below this one ;). people dont seem to like it so I’m trying this route instead

4

I kinda think that was the easiest way to give a player to reason to use same weapon instead of picking one for a occasion.

5

Isn’t this just putting a point into the bashing skill at the beginning? Maybe in addition to starting skill points we could pay for favored skills to give them a small bonus in XP gain or a better chance at gaining XP. Like maybe a point into favoring marksmanship gives you an effective +1 PER for the learn to marksmanship roll?