Is it possible to Re-Vamp skills?

[Luca]

I've noticed that with Luca, when I first built him, his skills were very irregular, and they still are.
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=luca_pavone#skills

Would it be possible to make him be able to fill the regular 7 Skills, like normal characters do? Or just to simply polish up his skills so they fit the normal bill?

 

[Andrew]

Yes, you should be updating your character's skills as your character develops they learn new skills and perfect ones they already had.

 

[Fay]

I could understand if some people find that a bit... tedious. However, I agree that it will help develop your characters a lot more. My character Xanatos Zarthe gained a piloting skill, even though a basic one, from his time aboard the YSS Yugumo. He will probably also gain some mechanical repair skill and polish up his technological operation skill if he is transferred to the 17th. Just a few examples.

 

[Doshii Jun]

Luca, I know you get this, so don't worry about what follows. This is mostly for the newer guys.

The thing you want to keep in mind is "updating," not "changing." The skills Luca has now he does not lose, ever. This is to prevent a player from changing the skills of a character after it has been approved.

You can add new skills and you can update old ones. But you cannot eliminate either -- once a skill is learned, it stays.

 

[Aendri]

Is that entirely realistic? If someone doesn't use it for a while, some of his skill in the subject would be lost, and after time, the skill would be lost right?

 

[Doshii Jun]

That's true, and I had considered that point. It's possible that if you waited long enough the skill could simply degrade. But the skills put on the bio should be things your character is actually quite good at, and would take several years to eliminate before falling off the bio.

To be honest, though, it's just a tool to keep new players honest.