#Training-Method Framework

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⚠ Not a school. The core 04-character/skills/04-07-dedicated.md states that "dedicated skills are by default not subject to schools." This section adheres to that convention and newly establishes a separate concept called the training method (修行法).

#§ Scent — Why It Is Not a School

A dedicated skill is a special skill in 1:1 correspondence with an attribute. It is not "a discipline that can be learned from outside" like Swordsmanship or Sorcery — it is inner cultivation that arises within oneself. So the core forbids a school system.

Yet a campaign often wants to say "this person is no ordinary warrior — they have done some deeper cultivation." So this expansion newly establishes training methods (修行法) in place of schools.

A training method is one person's inner self rather than a dojo, oneself rather than a master, a lifetime of cultivation rather than a license.

#§ Law — The Conventions of Training Methods

#1. Difference From Schools

#2. Approach Conditions

Every training method:

• holds Master (4 points) or above in the relevant dedicated skill
• additional condition: a narrative background for each training method (background · Renown Title · region · religion · experience, etc.)
• time: 5 or more sessions of cultivation within the campaign (in a suitable environment)

A PC below Master may "attempt training" but the effect does not manifest.

#3. Effect Limit (★ no encroachment on the core Saint stage)

• Effects stay within a bound that does not unlock the core Saint (5 points, Tatsujin-only) stage.
• Narrative · limited benefits only. Numeric bonuses are small or restricted.
• When stacking with class techniques, Renown Titles, and oni-relics, only 1 applies (balance safeguard).
• A maximum of 1 simultaneous training method per PC (emphasis on focus).

#4. Training-Method Types (a classification separate from the 4 school types)

#5. Form of Presentation

Each training method is composed of the following 5 elements:

1. Type (from the 4 types above)
2. Cultural origin (source)
3. Approach condition (Master + additional)
4. Main effect [aptitude] (narrative · limited)
5. Achievement narrative (the PC's change upon completion)

A training-method file provides only 1 core [aptitude] without Licensed/secret-art maneuvers.

#6. Use of Renown Titles · Oni-Relics · Scenarios

• Training methods can be extended via core Renown Title branching · oni-relic use · scenario rules
• Example: upon completing the Fighting Spirit training method "Zen Seated Meditation," branching to the Renown Title "Path of the Zen Monk" becomes possible
• Some oni-relics and foreign Divine Treasures gain strengthened effects when a specific training method is held (part of 45-foreign-relics)

#7. Core-Convention Adherence Checklist

• [ ] No founding of schools — a training method is not a school. No Licensed/secret art.
• [ ] Prerequisite of Master stage or above — a PC below Master gains no effect.
• [ ] No encroachment on the Saint stage — effects stay only at the Master + α level.
• [ ] Stacking applies 1 — only 1 when stacking with class techniques, Renown Titles, and oni-relics.
• [ ] 1 at a time per PC — one PC may have only 1 simultaneous training method.

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#§ Design Perspective

• Strict observance of core conventions: this framework explicitly adheres to the core 04-07-dedicated.md conventions. It blocks the risk of violation.
• Clear distinction from schools: absence of Licensed/secret art. Only 1 core aptitude. When writing, take care that a training method does not turn into something like a school.
• A narrative tool: a training method's core is narrative branching rather than numeric bonuses. The GM uses it for campaign depth.
• Foreign · multicultural: emphasis on the foreign-training type — consistent with this expansion's identity.

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"A gate stands by license. Cultivation stands by one's own breath. Breath cannot be taught."