Hi! Thank you so much! ❤️
1. Yes, They are the 2 main ways to gain Experience. Training is a way to gain some extra, but just taking actions and failing is the fastest. I think it's a big part of how pbta games keeps things moving. You must act. You either succeed or learn something ha ha.
2. ideally, yes. You will create as many advantages with the other Plays and bonuses as you can to succeed. I set the starting stats so low because if someone used all the other Plays and bonuses that were available, they could potentially get a +3 or 4 to there rolls!
However, in my current playtesting game, the other players have been saying the low Stats don't feel good. So I will be changing them in the next update. After I balance out the probabilities.
In the meantime, I just gave every character an extra 3 points to put where ever they liked. That seemed to make it more fun for everyone in my game ;)