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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheCosmicKid" data-source="post: 7329182" data-attributes="member: 6683613">And you expect me to take seriously your criticism that my position doesn't make sense, right? Rather than assume you just don't get what I'm saying because of "cognitive dissonance" or some such?Um... "literally means"?"Factotum" literally means "do-everything": fac "do" + totum "everything"."Argonaut" literally means "sailor on the Argo": Argo "the Argo" + naut "sailor".So if we're going by what the words literally mean, "factotum" blows "argonaut" out of the water for describing a character who places an emphasis on versatility.Now, if we're going by the word's broader usage, then yes, factotums are typically in the employ of someone else. In other words, they are professionals. Like your proposed characters. But do you know who weren't professionals? The Argonauts. The crew of the Argo was, in fact, exceptional in that it was not a long-term unit, but rather a group of heroes pulled together from all over for one specific quest. It really is the Classical equivalent of an all-star team playing an exhibition game. Does not seem appropriate for a class based on adventuring companies.And none of this really matters, because if you decide that "factotum" doesn't communicate the idea you want to communicate, then congratulations! you're right. When communicating, the intuitions and understanding of the speaker and the listener have to line up, so if your intuition doesn't like "factotum", that's just as bad as if your audience's intuition doesn't like "argonaut". But you did ask me to explain why I think "factotum" is a better term, so there it is.If you think heaping empty abuse on a position is sufficient to refute it, then you ought to have conceded to Quickleaf back on page 2.</blockquote>

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