A lot of games encourage the player to focus and perfect one skill and the Jack of all trades character usually does poorly. However, I feel like it’s sometimes useful to have diverse skills and abilities such as a self sufficient nation wouldn’t suffer as much from a trade embargo compared to a nation that imports most of its food, single parents, and people trying to rebuild civilization after a disaster or apocalypse has destroyed most of the population would need a variety of skills.
My question is how do you implement a successful (or at least a player that doesn’t fail at everything) Jack of all trades while also not making them overpowered? Why don’t more games feature competent Jack of all trades and would you be interested in playing as a Jack of all trades?