Avernum 5 skill point problem.

[Vicheron]

For some reason, some of my character's skills get reduced by 1. For example, my character has 6 melee combat skill but it gets reduced to 5 for some reason. It still counts towards special skills like blademaster but it doesn't count towards battle discipline. Also the cost to train the skill is as if it was one point higher than it really is. So the character would have 7 melee attack but it would cost 8 skill points to increase an extra point.

 

It's not a game killing problem. I just use the editor to give the character an extra point in the messed up skill. However, it is pretty annoying.

[Micawber]

Check your inventory, as some items reduce one stat in exchange for increasing another one.

[Vicheron]

There's nothing in my inventory that reduces skill points. It happens to more than just 1 skill.

[Randomizer]

Training in a skill with a trainer like Dixon for weapon skills will increase the cost in skill points to get the next level. It goes up every other level so 2 or 3 levels trained will raise the cost by 1 skill points.

[Vicheron]

If I have 5 points in melee combat it should cost 6 skill points to train to 6 but it costs me 7 skill points to train from 5 to 6. This has happened to me very early in the game before any trainers and special equipment, when I'm barely out of Blackchasm.

[Slawbug]

Very weird. Redownload-and-reinstall sounds like the best solution. At least it happened early so you aren't losing much progress.