Battle Praxium

Purpose

The Battle Praxium (Praxium) is an independent, unaligned, training organization based in Zoluren. It was founded in Year 442 with the mission to impart combat (read: PvP) knowledge to its participants, as well as the necessary experience to correctly apply that knowledge. "Knowledge by itself is nothing," Rakkor Solari said upon founding the school. "Instead, we strive for combat knowledge correctly applied."

Meaning

prax•i•um (noun, form the Greek /praksəs/)
an institution where knowledge and/or skills are applied or used in practice, rather than in theory alone.

Structure

There are only three designations within the Praxium. Instructors, those who teach. Students, those who learn. Alumni, those who have achieved the goal of combat knowledge correctly applied.

Instructors

• Rakkor Solari
  
• Leustyin
  

Students

None yet enrolled.

Alumni

None yet

Methodology

Each semester consisted of an 8 week course where Praxium students will learn the in's and out's of PvP combat. From the most basic of concepts to advanced strategies designed to maximize your guild's strengths and capitalize on your opponent's weaknesses, each lesson follows a four-part structure:

• Attitude - mental/emotional approach to PvP
  
• Instruction - accumulating knowledge of mechanics
  
• Implementation - practical in-game usage of the learned mechanics
  
• Application - you learn to fight by fighting
  

Enrolling

Each lesson is open to public audit, with the curriculum published in advance for those looking to read ahead. Auditors will be able to participate in every aspect of the training, save the Application component. Application of knowledge is reserved for those who have indicated a willingness to accept the sharpening and encouragement that comes from enrolling as a Student of the Praxium. Enrolling is as simple as signing up with one of the Instructors, and then participating during the weekly lessons.

Graduating

A Student graduates from the Praxium when all 8 lessons (which can take place over multiple semesters as necessary) are completed, and they have returned to Instruct one lesson of their choosing. Upon completion of the instructed lesson, the Student receives the honorary title of Alumni.

Location

The Praxium conducts the majority of its lessons from the (mostly) abandoned Promado Village square. This location ensures passersby aren't caught inadvertently by stray attacks, while still clinging to a modicum of civilization. Note, the location is non-justice.

Curriculum Preview

What are the fundamentals of PvP?

Attitude

• There will always be a bigger or more experienced fish in the sea
• You will not always win
• There will be times that you will lose...a lot
• Learn from your losses, laugh them off, and leap back in
• Attitude is everything

Knowledge on the mechanics

Core mechanics

• How you die
  • Vitality, critical wounds
• Engagement ranges
  • Time to pole? Time to melee?
• Stances
  • Shield, parry, evasion...when do I use these?
• Debilitations
  • Contested abilities
  • Hard-CC
  • Soft-CC
  • Non-CC

Guild mechanics

• Knowing your guild
  • Strengths, weaknesses, counters
• Knowing other guilds
  • Strengths, weaknesses, counters

Application of knowledge

• Anatomy of a fight
  • Verbal walkthrough of how the fight will likely progress
• Solo
  • Prepared vs. unprepared
  • "Punching up"
• Group
  • Prepared vs. unprepared

Every lesson at the Praxium will focus on attitude, knowledge of mechanics, and an application of that knowledge. The best lessons are learned by hearing, seeing, and doing.

Semester Schedule

Semester 1

• July 27, Praxium Introductions
• August 3, Basics of Positional Combat
• August 17, Offensive Tools
• August 24, Debilitations
• August 31, Know Your Guild
• September 7, Know Your Opponent Pt. 1
• September 14, Know Your Opponent Pt. 2
• September 21, Group Combat
• September 28, Graduation Day