Has advy swordsmanship/adventuring skills been tweaked?

[Noone you know]

I know there are a couple of small changes, just wondered if their ability to gain in swordsmanship was tweaked in compensation? My guys have been fighting constantly for a long time now, but I don't see the gain message much, and they are both still at Fame: Swordsmanship 6 (which I know is affected by other things, but ought to rise above this, surely?)

[JDodger]

are you buying combat gear? how old are your advies?

[Noone you know]

are you buying combat gear? how old are your advies?

This was it, actually - fame counts in combat gear when calculating your numbers, so limits there. Increasing swordfighting gear let it rise up.

Incidentally, I think (but can't confirm) magic items are NOT being counted