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There are literally scores of trades able to be played in the game, but they fall into four broad categories based upon what they produce.  The categories are Durable, Wearable, Consumable and Luxurious.  Upon acquiring a trade (one can possess two trades) one is entitled to receive one commodity card of the appropriate category each Event.  This is given at sign-in.  Each trade possessed can have up to four proficiencies, each of which bestows an additional three cards of the type appropriate to the trade.

Acquiring a trade is, in my opinion, a fine way to broaden the scope of your character and meet folk whose paths might otherwise never be crossed.

Charlie
Fr. Edwin Haroldson, Cook & Entertainer

But if I am a floral gypsy do I need to go through the steps to get a second profession to be a healer?

Trades and Professions are two separate things in out game. A Profession refers to the list(s) of skills that given character has access to. For example A Gypsy Healer character would be able to buy skills off of the Gypsy racial list and the Healer profession list. Additionally all characters have access to the list of Common skills.

Trades in our game are actually skills. Having a trade on your card gives a specific benefit in the form of a commodity card.

So that being said what you have described so far is that you would like to play a Gypsy Healer who sells flowers. When you start to put together the skills you want to start this character with, you can choose from the gypsy racial list, the Common list, and the Healer list.

I should point out that you do not actually have to take a trade to be able to sell a flower in the game. There is a specific game mechanic that taking the skill "Trade: (whatever)" will have. To learn more about the system of rules that the Trade skill plays into you should have a look in the Online Rulebook in the supplemental rules section for a document called "Trade System."

If you don't have a foam staff "phys-rep", I actually now have a spare.  I would be very willing to lend it to you.

So what would be the skeleton and points that would be avalible for the Healing Gypsy?

Loan of what?

Ok, so how do the extra body points and healing points work in areas suchs a build points, I sitll dont' udnerstand it.