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<blockquote data-quote="Campbell" data-source="post: 6195995" data-attributes="member: 16586">I start with a couple critical assumption:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Different people have aptitudes for different activities. Anyone can learn to program, but not equally well - some are better suited to financial analysis or marketing. Trying to train someone with an aptitude in database management as a programmer will not yield the best possible results for that person. The same goes for mystical fighting with your bare hands and fighting with weapons and armor.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cultural factors play a big part in what we are capable of doing and cultures are complex and not easily changed. For instance in the United States we have difficulties getting people to train in STEM disciplines, despite the fact that those skills are in high demand. In many cases people will choose careers that are just as demanding, require just as much dedication, and are less in demand. The cultural mindset to produce monks is just different than the cultural mindset necessary to produce fighters. </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Not every knight is a fighter. Most are just people with some weapons and armor training. Not every mystic is a monk. Most are contemplatives with some self defense training. Character classes are used for the more bad-ass members of a profession. Those who would be willing to strike out on their own, seek out monsters, and take their stuff.</li>
</ul>Basically if you stop and think about how people really make decisions and develop skills it works for the most part.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Campbell, post: 6195995, member: 16586"] I start with a couple critical assumption: [LIST] [*]Different people have aptitudes for different activities. Anyone can learn to program, but not equally well - some are better suited to financial analysis or marketing. Trying to train someone with an aptitude in database management as a programmer will not yield the best possible results for that person. The same goes for mystical fighting with your bare hands and fighting with weapons and armor. [*]Cultural factors play a big part in what we are capable of doing and cultures are complex and not easily changed. For instance in the United States we have difficulties getting people to train in STEM disciplines, despite the fact that those skills are in high demand. In many cases people will choose careers that are just as demanding, require just as much dedication, and are less in demand. The cultural mindset to produce monks is just different than the cultural mindset necessary to produce fighters. [*]Not every knight is a fighter. Most are just people with some weapons and armor training. Not every mystic is a monk. Most are contemplatives with some self defense training. Character classes are used for the more bad-ass members of a profession. Those who would be willing to strike out on their own, seek out monsters, and take their stuff. [/LIST] Basically if you stop and think about how people really make decisions and develop skills it works for the most part. [/QUOTE]

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