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Standard Creation:

add the Education Table Skill Bonus to all skills as per the standard rules. Use the skill lists in either:

✓ Robotech RPG Book One: Macross ✓ Robotech II RPG: The Sentinels

✓ Macross II the RPG ✗ Rifts RPG (the skill percents start too low)

apply any bonuses granted by skills to combat, stats, and other skills.

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For games using Attribute-based skills:

all skill percentage increases acquired during character creation is applied as-is, up to 100%.*

• experience acquired during gameplay in a PBP (Play By Post) game is applied as-is up to 100%, too. Thereafter, the Skill Experience Points System is used.

Derived Attribute-like Skills:	as-is (per Step 1) + experience
Base Skills:	attribute x3 + Education Table Skill Bonus + experience specific percent [Eg: 98%] + Education Table Skill Bonus + experience	E.g. 1: 52% (IQ 9 x3 +25% Skill Bonus) E.g. 2: 123% (base 98% +25% Skill Bonus)
Skill Programs:	attribute + Education Table Skill Bonus x2 + experience	E.g.: 59% (IQ 9 +25% Skill Bonus x2)
MOS Skills:	attribute +30% + Education Table Skill Bonus + experience	E.g.: 64% (IQ 9 +30% +25% Skill Bonus)
Secondary Skills:	attribute x3 + experience	E.g.: 27% (IQ 9 x3)
Additional Skills:	as-is (per Step 5) + any experience acquired after earning the skill.
Skills that have been selected more than once:	+1D12% (results of 11 and 12 are +0%) to the skill for every additional appearance or selection after the first time.

* recommendation: use the Attribute Based Skills Percent Increase Modifier Chart for every 25%—if the remaining percent is greater than 25%—after attaining 100% in the skill. E.g.1: 131% (base 98% +35% skill bonuses becomes [125% +6% {8% x0.75}]). E.g.2: 148% (base 98% +60% skill bonuses becomes 144% [125% +19% {25% x0.75}], and then [144% +4% {8% x0.56}]).
Learning New Skills:

skills start at the attribute value.*

complex skills start at half (1/2) the attribute value.*

* if there is a similar skill that can produce a similar result, the new skill starts at half (1/2) that similar skill's percent, or the attribute value, whichever is higher.

Standard Creation:

Refer to the appropriate bonus chart in either:

✓ Robotech RPG Book One: Macross ✓ Robotech II RPG: The Sentinels

✓ Macross II the RPG

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For games using Attribute-based skills:

• refer to the appropriate bonus chart, but ignore the skill bonuses from IQ.
• use of an online attribute bonus chart is acceptable, but ignore any bonuses (or penalties) for attributes under 16.

Determine the initiative modifier with the following. The goal is a modest bonus that reflects the character's natural abilities, and grows slowly with experience.

• Initiative: +(Perception + PP]) ÷ 20 (round down), and add to any other initiative modifiers when rolling initiative (such as those from Hand To Hand and Mecha Combat).
  E.g.: Perception 46% and PP 18 becomes +3 ([46+18 = 64] ÷ 20).

Optional (with the GM's permission):
• Initiative: +(Perception + PP + Combat Skill]) ÷ 40 (round down).
  E.g.: Perception 46%, PP 18, and Hand to Hand - Expert (or Mecha Combat VF-1) 50% becomes +2 ([46+18+50 = 64] ÷ 40).

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The following are up to the GM. They may be applied all the time, some of the time, or never.