(TFT) "Class talents" vs. "Narrow Skill talents"

[Michael Taylor <MichaelTaylor1@compuserve.com>]

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        If we say that talents = classes, then Mimic
does not fit in. (It is not a class.)  If we say that
talents are 'narrow skills', then Mimic, Lip-reading,
Snow shoe, etc. belong.
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Seems like either way is wrong. I think the best definition of talents is: 

"A talent is a special ability."
"Each talent gives its possessor some ability or advantage not possessed by
other characters." 

Both from ITL, p. 11. 

Some talents are 'class-like' (Theif) and some talents are 'skill-like'
(Ventriloquism). 

But TFT 'talents' were NOT meant to all fit a 'strict' definition. 

That's good! I plan to make new Talents of whatever I size I wish, when the
need arises! 

And I also plan to allow the imagination of the players determine how
wide/narrow/useful the talents are, rather than the rules. 

Michael 
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