Ovenall
SasqWatch
I've been pumping Cuano full of Human Nature and Fast Talk. He's at his maximum for both.
I agree with you that combat shouldn't necessarily be the focus all the time. My criticism with the way this game handles Human Nature, Fast Talk, etc., is that it's automatically served up to you in the dialog window, calling out whoever has the highest scores in the area. So of course you'll try out the option to Fast Talk or Arcane Lore or whatever if it's right there in front of you. Ideally I think it should be treated like Pick Pocket, where you can take your chance on anyone, and it's not a suggestion shoved in your face in certain crucial circumstances. And maybe have a bad outcome if you fail.
You can get some very nice stuff from pick pocketing in this game, too...
I agree with you that combat shouldn't necessarily be the focus all the time. My criticism with the way this game handles Human Nature, Fast Talk, etc., is that it's automatically served up to you in the dialog window, calling out whoever has the highest scores in the area. So of course you'll try out the option to Fast Talk or Arcane Lore or whatever if it's right there in front of you. Ideally I think it should be treated like Pick Pocket, where you can take your chance on anyone, and it's not a suggestion shoved in your face in certain crucial circumstances. And maybe have a bad outcome if you fail.
You can get some very nice stuff from pick pocketing in this game, too...