I'm just Starting in the game and just putting together my first character and i'm confused if you get a advanced skill as a basic skill does that mean your automatically trained in it? please someone help this rookie out.

Victes Dunmyre said:

No, you don't automatically become trained in it.

Under normal circumstances, a character cannot test against any Advanced Skill he does not have - you can't read or speak another language without being taught, for example. He can, however, test against any Basic skill he does not possess, at half the relevant characteristic - anyone can climb, swim or look for hidden things; training just makes you better at it. Gaining an advanced skill as a basic skill - such as Literacy for Imperial Worlders - allows the character to use that skill without being trained in it. That's all.

Thank you that helps clear up alot of confusion i was having.

I just came across condundrum i'm making a Adeptus Sororitas with the Schola Progenium home world both give training in the language (low gothic) does that stack to give the +10 or not i've drudged through the books and can't find anything to help me.

In Dark Heresy? No, you just get one of them, the other is wasted (going by RAW anyway).

ah ok it was wishful thinking.

Victes Dunmyre said:

As MILLANDSON said, no by the RAW, but I'd ask your GM. A lot of the GM's I know house rule you gain the appropriate mastery (+10) for duplicate skills in character creation. This is how it's done in Rogue Trader , at any rate, and some feel it should be carried back into Dark Heresy . Now, if you are the GM, then it's ultimately up to you whether you prefer it that way, or by the book.

-=Brother Praetus=-