Education Level and the EDU stat

EDU (Education): Education is the measure of the formal and factual knowledge possessed by the character, as well as indicating the time the character has spent in full-time education. EDU measures retained information, not the intelligent application of that information (see I.Q.). A character without EDU would be like a newborn baby or an amnesiac, without knowledge of the world, probably very curious and credulous. An EDU of 7 suggests the investigator is a high school graduate, while a score of around 9 indicates a person with some college years or trade school. Those with an EDU greater than 11 have most likely conducted graduate level work and have a degree, as expected of a person who has been to a university of some kind. Note that sometimes a person with a high Education may not necessarily be schooled in the traditional sense, but rather may be self-taught and possess a highly studious and observant nature. EDU is a factor in determining how many skills a character begins with other then Occupational Skills. See Step 4: Selection of an Occupational Character Class and Skills. Unless there is a very compelling reason (approved by the GM) it is highly unlikely that a character will have less then EDU of 7. Some reasons that might be considered are Children characters, third world Characters, or perhaps a character that has gone through a severe trauma and suffers from amnesia.

Determining EDU

EDU is rolled on 3D6 with the highest EDU score being 18. EDU can be directly effected by the characters IQ. Characters with a very high IQ recieve a bonus to the EDU roll while characters with a low IQ recieve a negative to the roll. See the following table:

IQ EDU Roll Adjustment 01 -11 02 -10 03 -9 04 -8 05 -7 06 -6 07 -5 08 -4 09 -3 10 -2 11 -1 12 0 13 0 14 +1 15 +2 16 +3 17 +4 18 +5 19 +6 20 +7 21 +8 22 +9 23 +10 24 +11

The resulting number is the characters EDU Level score.
For example; A character is rolled and the IQ is 17 and the EDU is 6. +4 bonus is added to the 6 for a total EDU level score of 10. The following table shows what level of education and how many skills are selected based on the EDU level score.

EDU Level Score Education Level Skill Selection Bonus to Educational Skills 01 New Born n/a n/a 02 Infant n/a n/a 03 Toddler speak native 25% n/a 04 Nursery School Speak native 50% n/a 05 Grade School Common skills +1% 06 Some Highschool Common skills, 1 skill program, 5 secondary skills +2% 07 High School Graduate Common skills, 2 skill programs, 10 secondary skills +5% 08 High School Honors Graduate Common skills, 2 skill programs, 15 secondary skills +7% 09 Some College or Trade School Common skills, 2 skill programs, 20 secondary skills +10% 10 College or Trade School Graduate Common skills, 3 skill programs, 15 secondary skills +12% 11 Associate Degree Common skills, 3 skill programs, 20 secondary skills +15% 12 Bachelor’s Degree Common skills, 4 skill programs, 15 secondary skills +17% 13 Honor’s Degree Common skills, 4 skill programs, 20 secondary skills +20% 14 Master’s Degree Common skills, 5 skill programs, 15 secondary skills +22% 15 Multiple Master’s Common skills, 5 skill programs, 20 secondary skills +25% 16 Doctorate Common skills, 6 skill programs, 15 secondary skills +27% 17 Post Doctorate Common skills, 6 skill programs, 20 secondary skills +30% 18 Habilitation Doctorate Common skills, 7 skill programs, 15 secondary skills +35%