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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7628027" data-attributes="member: 996">Its an objection I seem to recall you harping on in the past.  That, superiority, social position, and authority, implied by a formal position of leadership But I've no problem with you withdrawing an objection. Magic or not, whether you're talking martial (uncontroversially non-magical) or psionic (has gone either way) has mechanical consequences and meaning beyond connotations.   Maybe you'll have to describe it better.  Did you understand the distinction between the concept of leadership as an extraordinary skill set vs a position of authority? An officer exercising leadership skills is certainly a familiar example of such abilities.  But, there are natural leaders with no authority, and officers with no such skills.So those sorts of examples are of the abilities being exercised, not the authority held.  Heck, in some instances authority could make it easier - or harder.And, I have gone on record, repeatedly, that alternate names for the class based on military ranks are poor choices for that reason, they carry an implication of formal authority that the class and it's abilities neither model nor require, and would narrow it's concept unduly.</blockquote>