I’m running my first Burning Wheel game this week, and I have a player starting with B0 Resources. On page 97 the book says, “Some characters are going to start with a B0 Resources. In order to advance this, the character will need help or a loan. You can’t test zero dice, so someone’s got to give him one to start with.” But on page 37 it says, “If your stat, skill or attribute is currently exponent 0 you may not test this ability. You may not receive help.”
So can the player with B0 Resources make a test using help from players who have higher Resources, as it suggests on page 97? Or does the player have to get a loan or spend artha–thus giving him a die to roll–before he can receive help, as it would seem from page 37?
I didn’t see this mentioned anywhere else on the forums. If it was already discussed somewhere, I’d appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction. Thanks.