Why no tailored pheromones at chargen?<br/><br/>And as for skills... to each her own, neh?  I often find that a good base of skills allows me room to build the character up far more quickly -- I already know the basics, so finding a teacher is null sweat.  Or teaching myself through trial and error.  I consider it serious trouble if I ever get in a fire fight -- it means I havent done my job<strong>avoiding</strong>trouble.  Unfortunately, I'm not a min/maxer, a power gamer or a god-moder; my character simply wouldn't know how to fight; he's a jack of all trades, masters of none.