Questions for Band of Blades:
– Is there a reason to send two specialists on the secondary mission? It seems like having one is good enough to satisfy the mission specialist requirement.
– Not a Rookie Anymore mentions that a Rookie must specialize as their first playbook advance. Does this mean they must take Not a Rookie Anymore (that is, is that synonymous with specializing)?
– Rookie specialist action text implies that if you fill up your specialist clock, you can promote to specialist (presumably as long as you meet action requirements). Does that mean you can just go from Rookie to Specialist?
– Since it mentions that you need to have the prerequisite actions before specializing, I assume that means you need to upgrade your actions before you can promote. Is that correct?
– Rookie abilities that can’t be taken as veteran advances: the only way you can get these is by selecting one at character creation, right? After that you have to specialize, which changes your playbook. Or am I wrong about having to specialize?
Hey Duan!
1. Yes. You want both of them to gain XP. Often just one is fine. Particularly if you’re running low on specialists.
2. Correct. Rookies start with one ability, and promote as their first advance.
3. Good catch. Avoid that if you would. That’s left over from an old version where rookies promoted to specialists off the bat. I’m surprised nobody else mentioned this. Sorry about that!
4. Correct. They’re rewards for making a rookie and leveling them up. So you get a cool power you can’t just have if you make a specialist from the getgo (or get one as a mission reward). We’ll make the language a bit clearer so you understand that you get to keep those as you advance, but can’t get them otherwise.
Thanks! One of my players caught that advancement thing and I had to read it twice. I’ll let them know!