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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 7488717" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>I don't think your use was incorrect. 'Sensei' is 'teacher' in Japanese. Kensei - I don't know the etymology, but the two words sound very similar, so I'm guessing it not only connotes a master at swordsmanship, but also one who teaches said mastery. So 'swordsmanship teacher' could pretty much use either term, though I'm sure one is more correct than the other.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, my use of the more general term was really intended to generalize the concept, though I then went ahead and used sword fighting as an example. The same concept would hold for any other discipline.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, HoML has other considerations with boons, which pushed me in the direction of a sort of 'path', which is mainly to say that each boon gets you a couple of power choices. So you need a number of boons in the same discipline to provide a full menu of choices across all 20 levels. However I didn't really intend it to be like a 'path' in that every PC needs to get each boon in order, you could potentially have only the most advanced one, if that makes sense narratively in the game. </p><p></p><p>I agree, any PC (or person) can teach, but having the practice will make you MUCH more effective. In HoML terms you can spend a 'boost' (usually, but not always, a Vitality Point) to guarantee a success in your SC for that check. This lets the players 'invest' in what they REALLY want. Of course if they burn a lot of VPs to breeze through the 'train the villagers' SC, then there will be that many less available when the 'defend the village' SC/combat(s) comes up.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure, and likewise you could have a 'Master Strategist' practice that provided roughly the same results, but relied on different stats and perhaps demanded a different boost price.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 7488717, member: 82106"] I don't think your use was incorrect. 'Sensei' is 'teacher' in Japanese. Kensei - I don't know the etymology, but the two words sound very similar, so I'm guessing it not only connotes a master at swordsmanship, but also one who teaches said mastery. So 'swordsmanship teacher' could pretty much use either term, though I'm sure one is more correct than the other. Anyway, my use of the more general term was really intended to generalize the concept, though I then went ahead and used sword fighting as an example. The same concept would hold for any other discipline. Yeah, HoML has other considerations with boons, which pushed me in the direction of a sort of 'path', which is mainly to say that each boon gets you a couple of power choices. So you need a number of boons in the same discipline to provide a full menu of choices across all 20 levels. However I didn't really intend it to be like a 'path' in that every PC needs to get each boon in order, you could potentially have only the most advanced one, if that makes sense narratively in the game. I agree, any PC (or person) can teach, but having the practice will make you MUCH more effective. In HoML terms you can spend a 'boost' (usually, but not always, a Vitality Point) to guarantee a success in your SC for that check. This lets the players 'invest' in what they REALLY want. Of course if they burn a lot of VPs to breeze through the 'train the villagers' SC, then there will be that many less available when the 'defend the village' SC/combat(s) comes up. Sure, and likewise you could have a 'Master Strategist' practice that provided roughly the same results, but relied on different stats and perhaps demanded a different boost price. [/QUOTE]
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