Sith Training Guidelines

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Welcome to the Sith Order sub-faction of the New Sith Imperium! By now, you've created your character, applied him/her/it here, and been approved by one of the Sith OOC leaders. Here are some guidelines as to gaining a promotion, and ascending to a Sith Crusader or Master.

Normally, a character will need to undergo training of a Training Master. Anyone of Sith Crusader or higher is able to train you, and the thread must be at least four pages long. General pointers for teaching can include basic Telekinesis, Lightsaber Combat Forms, and general Sensory and mental defense techniques. We highly encourage masters learning new abilities as well. While sometimes not all acolytes get a response in the Training Request Thread, there are other ways to go about developing your character.

We highly encourage that you actively take part in missions with fellow Acolytes or supervising Crusaders; sometimes there are even faction events that can be participated in. Posting in open training threads with other acolytes will benefit your character's experience and activity. Group training and sparring is a great way to train your skills, and it helps to meet people. We always want the members of the Sith Imperium to be active in the faction. Sometimes, a higher up in the faction will lead a formal class of Imperial tactics and warfare, dedicating to the war effort against the Jedi Alliance.


Why should I want to train?

The first thing to remember when it comes to training is that it can be very rewarding to bring a character from the bottom all the way to the top. It offers;

  • Rich character development and is generally a more satisfying experience.
  • Makes a roleplayer more attached to his/her character
  • If the character dies, or is at risk of dying, you care a lot more about it
  • Your character has actual history and depth instead of a generalized character model

With all that said, keep this in mind as well; training is often the beginning of your characters story. A foundation, if you will. What you do from that point on, builds on that foundation, and thus, builds your character.

Is there anything else I need to know?

Yes, training one-on-one with a Master, or via the guidelines found here is not the only way to increase your character's depth and strength. So with the hope that it will encourage people to create characters with depth and not use cookie cutter concepts so that they can grab for power, there is a new way for your Force-sensitive characters to learn powers and abilities; by roleplaying!

Yes, just RPing. Simply using abilities will have your character slowly develop them. Be it in traditional training situations, missions, adventures with other members of the Faction, or even social RPs, using Force powers will over time hone them and allow you to work on others. Naturally, higher-ranked Sith should accompany Acolytes to gauge their progress. Once you feel you’ve gone through enough threads, learned enough Force powers, and generally finished being an Acolyte, ask your Master to put you through your trial or an "Acolyte Tournament (explained below).

If you need some ideas for what to RP, we've got them: holocrons, visiting the Sith Temples on Ziost, Korriban, and Coruscant, or even pivotal moments in roleplays where your character *needs* to improve to save their skin. Of course, that doesn't mean we're telling you to go Super Saiyan when your opponent has their lightsaber to your neck, so we expect you to act responsible. Your imagination is the limit, so take these ideas and expand upon them in whatever direction you want to go in.

But does deciding when to progress our characters powers mean that Acolytes can be as strong as Crusaders and Masters as strong as Lords? Yes, it does. In the past, people have erroneously decided that characters can be grouped by their 'power level,' which is the entirely wrong thing to do in a Star Wars roleplay. In the series, ranks have never been an indication of one's strength - Anakin was as strong as most of the Jedi Council and he was never formally a Jedi Master.
 
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