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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6296772" data-attributes="member: 7006">That's true.&nbsp; It could be inferred, absolutely.&nbsp; However, I think the argument at the time was that if there already was a title that meant that... the Squire... then why use a title that you had to infer anything with?&nbsp; Why not just use the actual term?&nbsp; Now in both your and Kobold Stew's case, I'm gathering that its because you feel Priest and Knight are just conceptually more interesting terms than Acolyte and Squire.&nbsp; Which I can't argue with at all.&nbsp; That comes down to personal taste and there's no right or wrong answer.So then it comes down to just what the backgrounds are meant to imply.&nbsp; And Priest and Knight imply something different than Acolyte and Squire.&nbsp; So the question then has to be asked what ends up being more important to more people?&nbsp; The use of &quot;more interesting&quot; or &quot;more widely useful&quot; terms, or the use of words that are probably a bit more correct in terms of what the PCs actually when through to call themselves that?&nbsp; And like I just replied to Kobold Stew with... Priest and Knight are titles you just don't get... you have to have earned them and been granted them by higher ranking officials.&nbsp; Priest and Knight both imply a longer, more important and more successful term of service than Acolyte and Squire.&nbsp; So which way do the designers feel like the most people are going to want to go?&nbsp; And that's been their job to work out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 6296772, member: 7006"] That's true. It could be inferred, absolutely. However, I think the argument at the time was that if there already was a title that meant that... the Squire... then why use a title that you had to infer anything with? Why not just use the actual term? Now in both your and Kobold Stew's case, I'm gathering that its because you feel Priest and Knight are just conceptually more interesting terms than Acolyte and Squire. Which I can't argue with at all. That comes down to personal taste and there's no right or wrong answer. So then it comes down to just what the backgrounds are meant to imply. And Priest and Knight imply something different than Acolyte and Squire. So the question then has to be asked what ends up being more important to more people? The use of "more interesting" or "more widely useful" terms, or the use of words that are probably a bit more correct in terms of what the PCs actually when through to call themselves that? And like I just replied to Kobold Stew with... Priest and Knight are titles you just don't get... you have to have earned them and been granted them by higher ranking officials. Priest and Knight both imply a longer, more important and more successful term of service than Acolyte and Squire. So which way do the designers feel like the most people are going to want to go? And that's been their job to work out. [/QUOTE]

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