Veteran Traits

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This article deals with the purchase of Veteran Traits, and their later usage.

Veteran Traits are purchased with Veteran Points, which has its own article. Eventually rules must be created for how characters can acquire Veteran TRaits in play; this will - eventually - be dealt with in the article Veteran Trat Acquisition.

Veteran Trait purchase

Veteran Traits cannot apply to direct combat Skills, armed or unarmed, nor to Dodge or Shield skills, but they can apply to Skills like Leadership, Strategy and Tactics. Normally the Veteran Bonus is +2 dice. Veteran Traits can be used for individual rolls on a Task, each roll counting as one usage. Veteran Traits can never be used on Omniskill rolls.

Veteran Trait	Cost	Effect/ Usage	Notes
Veteran (N. Cat.)	1 VP	1/Week	You have 1 Veteran Trait usable for a narrow category of Skills.
Veteran (Br. Cat.)	2 VP	1/Week	You have 1 Veteran Trait usable for a broad category of Skills.
Veteran (Gen.)	3 VP	1/Week	You have 1 general-purpose Veteran Trait, usable for all Skills except Omniskill.
Veteran (3 sk.)	4 VP	1/Day	You have 1 Veteran Trait that can be used for any one of 2 or 3 closely related Skills.
Veteran (M.S.)	5 VP	1/Day	You have 1 Veteran Trait that can be used for all subjects of one multi-subject Skill.
Veteran (+1)	6 VP	+3	Your Veteran Bonus, when you use a Veteran Trait on a single non-Profession roll, is +3 dice instead of +2 dice.
Veteran (Task)	8 VP	T	One usage of a Veteran trait now affects an entire Task, but you get only a + dice bonus. Append T to your Veteran Bonus value.
Veteran (Prof.)	10 VP	P	You may use your Veteran traits on Profession rolls (but not Omniskill), but you get only a +1 dice bonus. Append P to your Veteran Bonus value.

How to use Veteran Traits

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 | Veteran (+1) || 6 VP || +3 || Your Veteran Bonus, when you use a Veteran Trait on a single non-Profession roll, is +3 dice instead of +2 dice.
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-| Veteran (Task) || 8 VP || '''T''' || One usage of a Veteran trait now affects an entire Task, but you get only a + dice bonus.<br>Append '''T''' to your Veteran Bonus value
+| Veteran (Task) || 8 VP || '''T''' || One usage of a Veteran trait now affects an entire Task, but you get only a + dice bonus.<br>Append '''T''' to your Veteran Bonus value.
 |-
 | Veteran (Prof.) || 10 VP || '''P''' || You may use your Veteran traits on Profession rolls (but not Omniskill), but you get only a +1 dice bonus.<br>Append '''P''' to your Veteran Bonus value.