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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dykstrav" data-source="post: 5662872" data-attributes="member: 40522">Back in my 1E and 2E days, I used the training rules until the characters got to "name" level. After they got a stronghold/followers, they no longer needed training--the characters were the ones training others at that point.In 3E, 4E, and my current Pathfinder game, I dropped formal training rules. I do have a policy where you have to take some time off to catch your breath and recharge your batteries before you gain a level, however. I assume that you had to rest up and recuperate for approximately one week. Why?In my own real-world experience, I've observed that most people deal with taxing situations (extreme conditions like long hours, danger, high stress) by barreling through, doing whatever they have to do to get the job done, and taking time off to decompress once it's over with. The vast majority of people aren't "learning as they go" while they are in the field doing the job.My experience is not military, so I can't speak to that. In my field of employment, the vast majority of jobs are intense for around two months straight. Twenty-hour days for six (or seven) days per week, poor-to-mediocre food, hauling truckloads of gear through all kinds of weather in all kinds of wilderness or urban environments... I think it maps reasonably well to adventuring. The entire crew is downing Red Bulls by the end of the first week and catching naps whenever they can. We start rotating crew out because fatigue becomes a safety concern. In situations like that, you're not giving any thought to what you're "learning" on the job, you're just trying to get through the day.It's not much of a stretch for me to imagine adventurers getting poor sleep on hard ground and eating trail mix for days on end, and it's not difficult to imagine how that sort of living wears you down over time. Compound that with daily battles (often against superior forces), climbing or swimming, and other feats of general athleticism... I think it's very reasonable to make someone rest up before they have a chance to reflect on what they have learned.I don't charge people gold to learn their skills, but I certainly think that requiring people to take some time off is reasonable.</blockquote>

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