Training

I mean, it isn't all that improbable, the only thing a mentor can give you lineage on is making things a bit easier to train for. I don't agree with giving you the ability to train above your tier level cause that would circumvent our mastery levels and rank guides... they are there for reasons beyond disabling from learning tier VII's back to back just so you can jump levels.

What about limiting it to something like 1 tech per mentor per mastery level? Or just 1 tech per mastery level.

How alternatively how about, when you cash in an improvement thread where you've had a teacher, 1 tech of your mastery is allowed to count as double tech points for improving (and it gets a * next to it in the profile). But it only counts for that particular cash-in.

But yeah maybe those are a bit more complex.

That one is pretty cool but what about when you get to tier VII? A free Tier VI is a little more than over powered isn't it? I have no alternate thoughts on a solution however...

Gaen I think that's a good idea.

I also think Gaen's idea is a good one. Right now, having a mentor is basically only good for making grading less harsh, which let's be honest, isn't really a perk at all cause it's easy enough to pass those. Giving a character the ability to learn a second technique, albeit at a lower tier, would make it more plausible for members to look for other characters to teach them, which'll get threads going and plots started.

But Pika there are a million other ways to plot with characters. There are so many threads where I could plot with someone but learning techs is just mind-numbingly boring for both parties, and having a mentor stretches it out to be twice as long, basically. Ask Mist about poor old Raiden's kido training.

So basically people will still plot but in more exciting threads. Hell even a thread where both parties are watching paint dry and having a chat is less dull than training which just feels like work.

I just think that there should be some form of advantage from having someone teach you something because it's just way easier to learn shit when you have a teacher.

How about training threads with a Master will allow you to gain PP and learn the techs if the master is at least two ranks higher or two mastery levels stronger.

I feel like the simpler, the better. Training with a mentor gives you half of a techniques tier cost in plot points, and those plot points can be used however you want.

Now, for training Masteries, we can do something similar since each mastery level has a tier associated with it (Beginner = Tier I, Below Average = Tier II etc), and give half the plot points for a tech in the appropriate tier. Since Masteries (in theory) take more effort to train, it may take 2-3 threads to train it up enough for an upgrade. Again, plot points earned this way would be up to the player to choose how to spend.

I kind of like it this way since the Plot Points sort of represent the time and energy that you didn't waste by learning your new tech/skill from scratch, and instead having someone guide you. To me, thematically, it makes sense.