#instructor

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was a medieval princess and I had a French tennis instructor named Corset, but he insisted it was pronounced “Core-SAY”.

[jokingluna]

[contac]

Gotta catch 'em all.

[aesthetic--mood]

Pete Mitchell "Maverick" Aesthetic

[fetishdaddyissues]

Police constable has a bad day today, better not be noticed!

[anatomyofjamesyates]

[dailycharacteroption]

Instructor (Starfinder Archetype)

(art by DamaiMikaz on DeviantArt)

We have another Starfinder archetype today, and it’s one that I have a much higher opinion of!

When it comes to fantasy and sci-fi RPGs, it usually is an inevitability that player characters eventually become masters of their chosen craft, the sort that become legends not just for their heroics but also for their mastery of one or more fields, from which others might learn.

Of course, becoming a teacher or instructor is usually something reserved for a post-campaign retirement for characters, but there is precedent for it in stories where the characters have a home they come back to, such as a fighter instructing the soldiers and guards of a castle, or a wizard teaching the next generation of mages.

However, in the far future of Starfinder, with the advances in education and communication technology, it is very possible for a character to have a day job or moonlight as an instructor in their field.

Enter the Instructor archetype, which does exactly that. Unlike many archetypes in Starfinder, it does have a prerequisite, being that the character must actually be high enough level and have enough skill ranks in a field to actually qualify as a competent teacher.

Such characters are masters of their chosen profession, not only becoming especially gifted with it, but also being able to effectively guide and coach others on it when necessary in the field, not just in the classroom.

When taking this archetype, one must choose a skill that becomes the focus for the class, which must be one that the individual is especially well-trained in.

So familiar are they with this skill that they can act with patience and confidence even when others would find the situation too stressful. What’s more, they can expend a bit more of this focus to fall back on their training and make it even easier.

They also become quite effective at aiding and instructing others in that field, able to either speed up the process of aiding them, or providing even greater aid, which only increases as they grow in skill.

Finally, the most skilled among them can do a thorough perfect job with their chosen field even when doing so would be hazardous or impossible, and they can see the consequences of such focus coming, letting them deal with them before they become an issue.

This archetype is a perfect example of a non-specific character option that can make a character a true afficionado at a chosen skill. That flexibility means that it can be used with every class and every skill. An ace pilot, a magical or scientific instructor, a master diplomat, or even just something as simple as an athletic instructor can be very useful and thematic not just in their own personal skill utility but also in aiding others in performing the same skills. What’s more, the archetype is simple enough and appears late enough in the game that it doesn’t affect your build beyond making you a bit more skill-focused in one area.

While the archetype does imply that the bearer be skilled enough to teach their vocation, exactly how they go about teaching is another story. Consider their personality and teaching style, since you’ll have time before you can actually take the archetype. Are they a patient teacher or a harsh taskmaster?

Even in the interconnected age of the stars, elves are slow to change and to trust, but slowly and surely it is happening, which is why worldly elven instructors are a must to help the new generation understand other species. However, there are those that would rather elves be insular and distrustful of other peoples forever. As such, biologist Reiyana is hiring for a bodyguard position during her return to elven space for a round of public speaking.

So dedicated to service that not even death stopped her, the bone trooper now known as Broken Circuit is an expert on hybrid tech and magical hacking. However, the war is over and retirement has finally found her. Now, she spends her time as a countermeasures instructor, but many guess correctly that she yearns to be back in the field.

There are those who wonder why a professional chef also moonlights as an adventurer, but Rebis doesn’t mind the confusion. After all, cooking is a universal need for living beings, and they aim to understand how to cook most any nonsentient creature they encounter in the galaxy, and how to cook them in any atmosphere or other planetary conditions.

[evilhorse]

Maybe I just have an awful instructor.

(Power Girl #8)

[kingofcards]

Seifer hates the Trepies.

He doesn't care if people hang up pictures of Quistis from magazines and newspaper interviews, or frame her TT card.

What he does care about is shit like this, where she's penned in by a bunch of her little fanclub members, who are both dumb as rocks, and lack any skill at flirting to begin with.

If you're gonna hit on someone like Quistis Trepe, you'd better have the ability to follow through.

She's very patient. (She puts up with too much shit, in his opinion; Quis ought to just laser eye the whole lot of them.)

He can't endure watching this anymore.

"You want me to toss 'em over the balcony?" he inquires, coming up on the small herd near-silently, relishing in the shrieks of surprise from at least half the group. "Or just wholesale murder them?"

-reveromantique

@reveromantique | You'd Murder for Me? |

Quistis can't help the snort as half the group around her shrieks. She rolls her eyes, unsure if it's at them or at Seifer. "If it's wholesale murder, would I have to pay you?"

She's in a mood today, sue her. The balcony isn't good enough for half the pickup lines she just endured, it needs to be worse. She can't ACTUALLY condone murder, but perhaps her thinking about it will make them all reconsider. Or, they could be like Seifer, and think it's a turn-on, who knows?

[ak4me]

Look imma be real this is a Ted talk with my gear from the last job I had as a photo

1.) Why is it I have to be licensed by the state but can do holster work at any range i go to b4 I take their classes

2.) Why do I have to go through beginner classes at every different company even though I've been carted by multiple agencies through my career that's public access

3.) Why am I carted as an instructor but I'm useless to everyone because some old man who was a cop in the 80's knows exactly what everyone needs to do even though they haven't done anything since the 80's and have no idea how the world works currently.

4.) What age is it where you stop being viewed as a kid in any firearm industry realistically??

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Willem Dafoe was a Taekwondo instructor and I was his assistant instructor. He was actually a wonderful teacher.

[mycherrycola]

tumblr i beseech thee in my time of need what is that classical painting of a lovely lady playing piano while her dark haired instructor with the pretty mustache lingers at her side with his hand on her back as he shows her the notes to play?

[afrotumble]

[nicstylus]

Commissions are OPEN :]

[sandimexicola]

Your new fitness instructor.

Midjourney Prompt: woman 30yo fitness trainer light background, photoshop, --ar 16:9 --p k4sbz7n --chaos 37 --s 250 --v 6.0 - Upscaled (Subtle)

[crimsonrune]

Work It, Girl! (Fitness TF/TG)

Here's something I threw together for the highly talented Cyanoray - as they try working out to get in shape, a strange feeling overcomes them... and before they know it, they're not only working out, but leading others in doing so! We've suddenly got a real expert on her hands, though she should really try and be more careful about dropping those weights she's lugging around...

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