I'm trying to get my head around how the gumshoe system works, and although most of it is relatively straightforward, there was one thing I'm not absolutely certain on.
A player spends points to gain both investigative and general abilities. For investigative abilities, does the size of the pool for each ability equal the rank in that ability, or do they have to spent one point to get the ability in the first place, and then additional points to buy points for their pool?
My primary interest is in Mutant City Blues.