Exploring Magic Theory 11 at gauntlet...

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@ezzelino

but a much clearer wording would be possible if one meant instead: "During any season in which you claim exposure experience to an Ability, you can train someone else in that Ability."

No, that would be so much broader. For example, you can take exposure in PM any season just because you do it twice a day, but you're really not using it the the sort of full-season effort that is intended by the statement. I think we all agree this is way too much.

@ezzelino

So, it seems to me that you assume a blacksmith could train an apprentice, during a season of "blacksmith work", not just in Craft: Blacksmith, but also in e.g. Bargain, Folk Ken and Area Lore (crucial when dealing with clients and suppliers), Living Language (you obviously use it), Athletics (if doing lots of hard labour), etc. etc. I do not think this is what's intended by the rules as written.

How do you get that from what I wrote? Now, I maybe wasn't specific enough. You need to be using it over the whole season to do your work, right? For instance, a blacksmith might bargain some, but that wouldn't be a major part of their work.

But for the mage, when working in the lab they would be using Magic Theory for 10 hours a day, mixed with a Form and a Technique, in order to do their productive work.