An option to tweak cliches
Specialized skills can be taken in appropriate cliches, just be mindful of commonsense and moderation. Specialization can be taken at creation or during any advancement. Specialized skills can be bumped only by 2, otherwise just bump the cliche altogether. And they can be used to bump the skill past the cliche limit of 6 (depending on the game).
Say Joe Copp's Macho SWAT Goon (6) is topped out for the game level. He can use a advancement die to bump the Sniper skill in his cliche to 7 or 8 and use the third pip on his Streetwise skill in his Ex-Hard Nosed Street Cop (4) making it Streetwise (5), or he can take it as a Lucky Shot slot. He gains the Sniper (8) bonus only when he is using a sniper rifle at long range, with pistols, or other weapons, or hand to hand at mid or close range, he still rolls as Macho SWAT Goon (6).
Or simply tie Questing Dice to the skill.
