Question for Cecil!
So, right. Sages in 1.2 get subcategory Anima (A) and subcategory Staff (B). Which is weird, because every other class with two weapons has both subcategories as A. Is there a reason that Sages don't get that?
Put simply, oversight. When I made the upgrade from 1.2 to 1.22, that was one of things that was noticed and fixed.
Other question is Assassin weapon profs. If I'm reading it right, Assassins get either S rank Bows, or S rank Swords. And that's all they get. Which means they lose a proficiency? Since they used to have bows and swords? If I'm misreading this, please clarify, but that seems to be how it is and that seems... odd.
To preface, 1.2 and 1.22 are both still dreadfully unfinished, and I apologize for it and appreciate you're all still experimenting with it despite that.
Now, when I drafted up the Assassin's Weapon Ranks, I kept them at the S for one or the other to further differentiate them from the Master Spy. Give the MS something of their own, a bonus to their weaponry that the Assassin didn't have. Typical Specialist vs Generalist dynamic. Let's say the Assassin was a Thief Trainee who specialized in Sidearms. When they reached Assassin, they'd have an S Rank in Sidearms, a B Rank in Swords, and a D Rank in Bows, compared to that same Thief having an A in Sidearms, A in Crossbows, and a C in both Swords and Bows. Master Spies would have more options, while Assassins would have the highest end weaponry of a particular style.
Trainees, on the other hand, did drop a Weapon Rank on promotion. Priest Trainees would lose Staff if they promoted to Monk/Nun, and Rider would lose Lance if they promoted to Nomad/Bow Knight. But this was something I didn't think to put down in the book itself, and it resulted in a lot of confusion. Again, I'm sorry. In the upcoming 1.3 (or 2.0, whichever we want to slice it), that'll definitely be something marked for Trainees and Spies.