When you spend time with a teacher learning and training in a new technique, roll with modifiers from the following questions:
- Is your balance in line with your center or are you free of conditions? If yes, take +1.
- Do you and your teacher share at least one background? If yes, take +1.
- Does your teacher agree with your reasons for training and learning? If no, take -1.
- Is the technique easy to grasp based on your current training, experience, and skills? If no, take -1.
On a hit, you learn the technique, and your master shifts your balance. On a 10+, you learn it with ease, and it takes as little time as possible. On a 7–9, it either takes more time than normal, or you must mark two conditions. On a miss, you can’t learn the technique yet because you need another lesson before you can grasp its full use. Your master will tell you what additional task you must undertake to put yourself into the correct state of mind; do it, and you learn the technique.