Skill bonuses for maximum ranks at each level with different progression rates

	Max
1	6	30	30	30	18
2	9	45	45	45	27
3	12	54	56	56	36
4	15	60	65	65	45
5	18	66	74	74	54
6	21	71	82	83	63
7	24	74	88	92	72
8	27	77	94	101	81
9	30	80	100	110	90
10	33	83	106	119	99
11	36	86	112	128	108
12	39	89	118	137	117
13	42	92	124	146	126
14	45	95	130	155	135
15	48	98	136	164	144
16	51	101	142	173	153
17	54	104	148	182	162
18	57	107	154	191	171
19	60	110	160	200	180
20	63	113	166	209	189
25	78	128	196	254	234
30	93	143	226	299	279
35	108	158	256	344	324
40	123	173	286	389	369
45	138	188	316	434	414
50	153	203	346	479	459

(levels above 20 included for completeness -- very few games will reach higher levels of play)

IMO, -25/5/3 is the ideal progression rate.

Skill bonuses remain reasonable even up to high levels, while providing a strong incentive for PCs to keep developing skills beyond 10 or 20 ranks.

A +1 bonus for 2 or 4 DP isn't really worth it, but +3 is.

-25/5/3 would make a bad deal out of talents that give +10 to a single skill (including Skill Specialization, Enhanced Senses, Toughness, and Internal Stability).

The obvious fix is to change them so that they add 10 + 1 per total level instead of just +10. i.e. +11 for a first level character, +12 for 2nd, +15 for 5th, +20 for 10th level, +30 for 20th level, etc. Maybe cap at +30, but how many games continue to 30th level?

	Max
Level	Ranks	5,2,1	5,3,2	5,3	3/*
1	6	30	30	30	18
2	9	45	45	45	27
3	12	54	56	56	36
4	15	60	65	65	45
5	18	66	74	74	54
6	21	71	82	83	63
7	24	74	88	92	72
8	27	77	94	101	81
9	30	80	100	110	90
10	33	83	106	119	99
11	36	86	112	128	108
12	39	89	118	137	117
13	42	92	124	146	126
14	45	95	130	155	135
15	48	98	136	164	144
16	51	101	142	173	153
17	54	104	148	182	162
18	57	107	154	191	171
19	60	110	160	200	180
20	63	113	166	209	189
25	78	128	196	254	234
30	93	143	226	299	279
35	108	158	256	344	324
40	123	173	286	389	369
45	138	188	316	434	414
50	153	203	346	479	459