Photographic Memory

Cost:	20 CP/level
Description:	You remember almost everything you see.
Gameplay:	If the player forgets something the character has seen, the GM must inform the player of the correct information. Also, this Advantage adds provides the equivalent of 1 CP/level toward learning every level of any Knowledge-based Skill.

Bix, who has an ordinary memory, and Tad, who has Photographic Memory=3, are both trying to learn to read elvish. Each spends 3 months in dedicated study of the language (which in game terms means they have 3 CP to spend on the Skill). Let's see how they get on:

• Bix spends 1 CP for level 1 and 2 more CP for level 2. By spending his 3 CP, Bix reaches level 2.
• Tad's Photographic Memory gives him an extra 3 CP toward each level of elvish, so he gets the first 3 levels completely cost free, then spends 1 CP to get level 4 and 2 more CP to get level 5. By spending his 3 CP, Tad reaches level 5. Clearly, Tad will be able to use elvish much more fluently than Bix, with the same time (CP) investment.