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whstl | karma 2600 | avg karma 2.68 · 2024-01-11 05:35:41

Maybe it's a marketing issues.

Actors and other have "Guilds", lawyers have a "Bar"...

(sure the other two you mentioned have unions but...)

fireflash38 | karma 615 | avg karma 2.58 · 2024-01-11 07:01:39

100% Agreed, and if we can combine that with some apprenticeships and minimum quifications for membership, I'm all in.

Just name it like something you'd find from DnD.

trashtester | karma 1571 | avg karma 1.16 · 2024-01-11 07:12:22

Except in real medieval Europe, guilds and apprenticeships were not about thieves and wizards, but instead smiths, carpenters and bricklayers.

whstl | karma 2600 | avg karma 2.68 · 2024-01-11 08:49:59

Well, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic... and at the time this was as advanced as you get!

trashtester | karma 1571 | avg karma 1.16 · 2024-01-11 09:29:57

At the time, arguably some of the most advanced technology was the Gothic Cathedral. However, it was seen as Divine, not Magical.

whstl | karma 2600 | avg karma 2.68 · 2024-01-11 08:20:01

Then it's settled, it's gonna be Software Engineering Bestiary.