General rules question

[elbryan]

Greetings:
Ok, I am new to the Hero System so please forgive my ignorance. Reading through the Talents section of the core rules I notice that on some of the talents this like this will be listed:

"Extra Time [5 Minutes;-2], Requires An EGO Roll [-1/2]; total cost: 4 points);+1 to the EGO Roll per +1 Character Point (+1 Skill Level with EGO Roll, Only To Enter Trance (-1))."

This is confusing to me...I understand the Extra Time portion, that you would get a -2, but the other stuff is a little daunting to try to apply...can someone (in lamens terms) please explain it to me?

Thank you in advance for being patient for my understanding on this.

Regards,

Dave Jordan

[Steve Long]

Those are just explanations for how the costs of the Talents were derived. To use the Talents, follow the rules in the text written above those little summary blocks.