Skill rank

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A skill rank is a number indicating how much training or experience a character has with a given skill. Skill rank is incorporated into the skill modifier, which in turn improves the chance of success for skill checks with that skill. You can Collect Skill points and stack them up till you actually need them; You don't have to spend them when you level up.

A character's number of ranks in a skill is based on how many skill points a character has invested in a skill.

Many skills can be used even if the character has no ranks in them; doing this is called making an untrained skill check.

[edit] Acquiring skill ranks

For class skills (such as listen for a rogue or spellcraft for a cleric), a character gets 1 rank (equal to a +1 bonus on checks with that skill) for each skill point. For cross-class skills, a character gets a ½ rank per skill point invested.

[edit] Maximum skill ranks

The maximum skill ranks of a skill represents the highest achievement a character can reach at his current level.

• Class Skill: The maximum skill ranks for a character's class skill is equal to the that character's character level + 3.
• Cross-class Skill: The maximum skill ranks for a character's cross-class skill is equal to the (character level + 3) ÷ 2.

Character level		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Max rank	Class	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
	Cross-class	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11

[edit] NWN comparison

• Cross-class skills in NWN had a max skill rank equal to (character level + 3) ÷ 2, with the final figure rounded down (e.g. the max cross-class rank of a character with 4 character levels would be 3).