Quote:Star Ranger4 wrote:I think that's perfectly reasonable. I mean, bear in mind - your average superhero probably doesn't really know how to fight.
hrrm. Well the concept for the intro short was that Sword, Ifrit, or Sylia had brought SSgt Shortimer into the group to work with the existing membership on physical training and small unit tactics...
Yeah, there has to be some basic competence. I figure that's what 'Security Level' really is, an official certification to show how capable you are. That still doesn't make you a skilled fighter.
Using one of my own characters as an example... Leading Lady is a Level 50 tanker. She's a calm, level-headed, pretty rational individual...who can punch through brick walls. So she's got a Level 50 security clearance. But I'm pretty sure she still doesn't know how to throw a punch correctly. It's just that she's so strong it doesn't matter most of the time. She could be a lot more effective, though, if she actually had some training.
Then there's all the people in hardsuits, people with fancy technology, people who use magic...they don't need physical training to be effective. They're effective already. But it could still help.
That's just the physical side of the equation. The small team tactics thing is another.
I mean, it's trite and cliche, but if there's one thing the military teaches you, it's how to work as a team. You might loathe the guy who bunks across from you, but at the end of the day, he's your teammate - and in the field, that trumps everything.
-- Acyl