[Chalkarts]

If I had a skill in a ranged weapon, could I take a specialization in "Called Shot"?

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

per page 92 of the CRB:

The listings of specializations with each skill are not exhaustive—
if players develop a specialization within a skill that they
would like to have, and their gamemaster approves it, they can
have it.

[Michael Chandra]

per page 92 of the CRB:

The listings of specializations with each skill are not exhaustive—
if players develop a specialization within a skill that they
would like to have, and their gamemaster approves it, they can
have it.

That's SR6. Can't find a section like that in SR5.

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

Ugh.  So hard to tell what subforum you're in.. I literally didn't realize this was a question placed in the prior editions area.  Mea culpa.


I could have sworn 5e had this same rule, but yes I'm not turning it up.  Still, expansion splatbooks have on occasion just injected new specializations into the mix, so there's no reason your table GM can't do it.  Besides, Rule 0 trumps every other rule.  So, so long as your GM is fine with your custom specialization, you're golden.