PSL Revelations and HL v0.271 next steps

 Planning out some of the mechanics for aspects and skills now... (have been pondering for awhile, but they will be needed to complete v0.271's milestone on the roadmap; specifically, characters will have to have both, so both data blocks will need to be added to the character template, and starting characters)

Still quite a bit to work out, but for a skills system I want the following traits:
* you can learn ANY skill from ANYONE who knows it (will need to be incorporated into basic NPC interactions & PC actions)
* the relative differences between you and your sensei in terms of skill understanding, and the relevant stats & aspect-levels, will affect how quickly and easily you learn
* base chance and amount for skill gain is governed by the ratio of skill levels between them:you (@ 0 you will have a 100% chance to gain 100% level in that skill)
* stats improve chance to learn, using the inverse you:them
* aspects improve the amount gained, using you:them
* any points left over after a skill levels, reset back to zero (no over-leveling the subject matter)
* you will have other means to learn/develop skills, such as practice
* books will be treated the same as having a tutor (based on the understanding & stats of the author, less whatever the publisher has botched in editing ;p)

I realized only earlier today that there are 5 aspects, not just the 3-4 I had previously thought. Mind, Body, & Spirit are the easy ones... I had thought that the Potential/Dream self and the Elemental Self were one in the same, but it is clear to me now that the Elemental Self is at the apex/confluence of the other 4 aspects... it is the state of UNITY & BALANCE between them.

This explains why there are so many ways to influence the elements... each primary aspect has a means of doing so (Chakra, Kinesis, Mancy, Prayer), but in the final unified state, full control can be achieved (the Dance of Elements).

So... after 22+ years in development, it seems there is still quite a bit of room for core revelations in PSL. :D