On page 162 under “advancement” it says
“When a character undergoes a significant, drastic personal upheaval, they may also choose a new advancement from any career.”
Does this mean they can add a 2nd advancement trigger in addition to the one they already have, or is this just a requirement to choose another trigger from a different career when they normally cash in their XP for a skill? (As described on pangs 163 under “Gaining a skill”.
It’s just an alternate way to switch the trigger that causes them to gain xp. So they can choose a new advancement trigger “mid flow” of a story, rather than waiting to gain a new skill before choosing a new advancement trigger.
Example: My daredevil character has “a bold act fails spectacularly” (Explorer) as a trigger. After a few mishaps, someone important to them dies in their arms, and they re-dedicate themselves to saving the lives of others, rather than risking their own. They chose “A life is saved by science”, and when they level, they’ll choose a skill from Academic instead of Explorer.
Ok. Makes sense.
So, in this example, does that mean they can choose “a bold act fails spectacularly” later, or does it get marked off as it would be when a skill is gained?
Sure, I don’t see why not. As long as the story points in that direction. They’ve never really learned enough from that lifestyle to mark it off as used.
Of course, the circumstances needed to return to a lifestyle you’ve deliberately abandoned should be pretty notable.