Using an advancement to boost your "Backup Attack"

Games Discussion Feng Shui
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In the case of Maverick Cop, spend an advancement to increase your backup attack to equal your primary attack minus 1. Right?

My question is, does it scale or not? (i.e. I increase my Guns value to 15 after having boosted my Martial Arts to 13 while my Guns value was 14) My mates and I have been disagreeing on this. Would the Martial Arts Value still = X, where X = Guns - 1, or would it sit at 13 until I spent another advancement? To me, the latter way seems like you're​ effectively wasting advancements, and it would discourage someone from ever doing it, as advancements are quite valuable.

Thanks in advance! ^-^

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As I read it : no scale. But you can skip one or two backup boost to gain a +2/+3 with One advancement.

But, well, who cares? Feng Shui is not a rule playing game, and there is no balance abuse in any way you choose. And scaling make it funnier, imho.

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The only time you consider the actual value of X is when you take that advancement. If X goes up later, your backup attack doesn't also rise to meet it. After you take the advancement the two attacks are once again independent of one another.

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Okay, thanks. I'll wait till my stats are higher before using it.

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