(03-27-2015, 01:39 PM)Warren Castille Wrote: At a glance: Paladin swordsmanship is largely in line with gladiator skills on a mechanics-level. I imagine there are certain stances or tricks or techniques that are only given to you as a result of training. Those sorts of things would likely be highly frowned upon falling into the hands of "regular" people - You're giving everyone the secret Coca-Cola recipe, and Coke's not going to like that.Well of course he wouldn't teach them to everyone... For example, if he found a village with no one able to fight, he would teach them sword and shield combat so they can defend themselves just fine.
Sword-and-board, though, is perfectly fine. Basic technique and instruction can go a long way to helping people learn to protect themselves, and no one would frown upon that being done.
Soulstones are a point of contention somewhat. We don't know if they're required, but if I remember my fluff right it's reasoned that the soul stone in the paladin quest taking to you is part of why you're able to pick up techniques so readily. I personally don't believe all Free Paladins or Sultansworn are required to have one, but that's also a persona belief without any strong ties into the game (to my knowledge).
Teaching someone is fine. Teaching someone Sultansworn trade secrets is most likely very, very troublesome.
But, for example, if he found someone training in the use of the sword, he could decide to teach them more advanced techniques. Of course he wouldn't do it with everyone, but just with one or two peoples, and test if they are fit, both on a physical and mental level. He's not going to teach it to someone too weak and frail, nor to someone who could go mad and abuse those techniques.
And yes, I thought the same: you can become a Paladin, a Warrior, or whatever you want, you just need training. The job crystals just speed up the problems by giving you access to the memories of people that went through your same training.
