Apprentices [And Kit-Warrior] Progression

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As stated in the Character Creation rules, TCE treats apprentices as a ‘limited’ position – in that certain criteria must be met in order to create a cat as an apprentice, and certain others should be met in order to advance a character from kit through to warrior. These regulations exist to prevent TCE from becoming overrun with mentorless apprentices, as such cats [for the most part] make no sense within the site (or book) canon. This thread details the methods of obtaining an apprentice, and the criteria required to advance cats from kits right through to warrior status during the course of roleplay.

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It is important to be aware that apprentices tend to ‘inherit’ their mentor’s specialities, and that this is particularly true when it comes to hunting, as mentors will tend to focus on the areas in which they are most skilled. Because of this, TCE assumes that apprentices will ultimately share their mentor’s hunting speciality, or one of the specialities leading up to it. It is not, however, possible for an apprentice to learn a ‘higher’ hunting speciality than the one their mentor uses. In effect, this means that:
- Ground hunter mentors can only produce other Ground hunters.
- Branch hunter mentors can produce either Ground hunters or Branch hunters.
- Tree hunter mentors can produce cats from any hunting speciality.

It is also important to note that, whilst a cat’s primary, secondary, and tertiary specialities may be a little different to their mentor’s, branch and hunting speciality will tend to impact the order in which each skill falls. In particular:
- Boars are especially likely to have fighting as their primary speciality, as this is the key skill of this branch.
- Tree hunters will almost always have Tree Hunting as their primary speciality, as learning this skill requires a significantly higher time investment than does other hunting specialities.

Finally, please be aware that apprentices do not require one of our Tree Hunting charms if they are paired with a Tree Hunter mentor. Instead, these cats can earn the position in-roleplay by fulfilling the criteria outlined in the Apprentice to Warrior Progression section (below).

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1. Purchase the ‘mentorless apprentice’ trait from TCE’s on-site shop, or use an Unlimited Cat slot. This will allow you to create an apprentice without obtaining a mentor, with the understanding that you will find a mentor for the cat as soon as possible. Can also be paired to one of the NPC Mentor charms.

2. Use the Plotting, Adoptions, and Requests board to find a mentor for your apprentice, then send the applicable form to Greymuzzles for approval.

3. Create a kit, then progress to apprentice status in-character (see applicable criteria for progression below). Note that the provided forms should be PM’ed to Greymuzzles for approval, and that a further PM will be sent to you and the clan Leader once your request has been accepted. You will then be free to roleplay the cat’s ceremony and continue roleplay with the new rank.
Our current code is 'Ravenpaw'

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1. Your account must be a minimum of two months old.

2. You must have a minimum of 20 roleplay posts.

3. You must have a mentor (played by another user) lined up, and this mentor should be from the correct branch (eg: a Bird kit should have a Bird mentor. Note that branch miss-matches may be permitted on a case-by-case basis).

4. You must not create a profile for your apprentice until your application has been approved.



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[b]Desired Apprentice Name:[/b]
[b]Apprentice’s Branch:[/b]
[b]Mentor’s Name/Profile:[/b]
[b]Owner of Mentor:[/b]



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These criteria must be fulfilled before a Kit can become an Apprentice.
1. Your account must be a minimum of two months old.

2. You must have a minimum of 20 roleplay posts.

3. Ten of these must feature your kit.

4. You must have have an OC mentor lined up or have purchased one of the NPC mentor charms, and this mentor should be from the correct branch. (Eg: a Bird kit should have a Bird mentor. Note that branch miss-matches may be permitted on a case-by-case basis).


These criteria are encouraged, but not necessary for Kits to become Apprentices.
1. The kit and its intended mentor will have been roleplayed together.

2. You will have played the kit as a main character – not just a side.

3. You will have roleplayed the kit with a variety of other clan members.


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[b]Kit Name/profile:[/b]
[b]Kit Branch:[/b]
[b]Requested Mentor:[/b] (List an existing NPC if you are using an NPC Mentor charm)
[b]Owner of Mentor:[/b] (List the NPC's original owner if you are using an NPC Mentor charm)



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These criteria must be fulfilled before an Apprentice can become a Warrior.
1. The Apprentice must have been an apprentice for a minimum of two (real-time) months.

2. You must have posted with the apprentice a minimum of 20 times.

3. The Apprentice must have been roleplayed with its mentor at least once.

4. You must have participated in at least one training thread (be it hunting, fighting or herb gathering).


These criteria are encouraged, but not necessary for Apprentices to become Warriors.
1. Your apprentice will have been roleplayed with a variety of other clan members

2. Your apprentice will have been assessed (in roleplay) by its mentor or another clan member.

3. Your apprentice will have proved, in roleplay, that it is ready to be made a warrior (eg: behaved as a warrior would / participated in a battle / done something of significance).


These criteria muse be fulfilled for an Apprentice to become a Tree Hunter
1. You must fulfil criteria one-three for normal Apprentice to Warrior progression

2. Your Apprentice must have a Tree Hunter mentor

3. You must roleplay your Apprentice’s early Tree Hunter training, and prove that your cat has become proficient in this speciality.


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[b]Apprentice Name/Profile:[/b]
[b]Requested Warrior Name:[/b]
[b]Mentor:[/b]
[b]Requested Primary Speciality:[/b]
[b]Requested Hunting Speciality:[/b]