Apprentice

Apprentice is one of the many role-playing subclasses in Elder Tale. It is unique in that it allows a player to learn skills from another subclass under the tutelage of a player of that subclass.

Overview
An Apprentice is able to register a player to be their teacher every 15 levels, as long as the other player accepts. The Apprentice can "copy" the low-level skills of the teachers' subclass. Because it receives experience bonuses, it is easy to level.

Where Apprentice shines the most is when they change their subclass. Barring those with special subclass-change conditions, Apprentices can switch into nearly any other subclass and carry their EXP with them. Normally, a player switching subclasses would have to start at level 1 in their new subclass. A level 30 Apprentice who became a Chef, however, would be a level 30 Chef.

The Apprentice is a major subclass for adventurers, as it can be used to shortcut the hassle of changing or grinding a subclass. This makes it a quicker way to gain experience for subclasses that are difficult to level, like Blacksmith. However, in the case of such Production subclasses, the number of recipes the former Apprentice knows do not increase.

Naturally, there are limitations as to how many subclasses and skills can be learned as an Apprentice. At most, an Apprentice can have four mentors of four different subclasses. Furthermore, they can only copy skills up to half their Apprentice level. Since the Apprentice subclass caps at level 50, an Apprentice can only copy skills up to level 25 at most. For those who take multiple mentors, that skill level cap drops even further. Leveling, like any other subclass, requires time and materials, more so for someone taking a Production subclass.

Some subclasses can only obtained by being an Apprentice first; for example, the Secretary subclass requires the player to first be an Apprentice training under an Assistant.

For People of the Earth, Apprentice is not recognized as a formal profession. For an adult to be an Apprentice is disgraceful and often seen as the result of laziness or failure. For this reason, Earthling Apprentices try to hone their skills and knowledge as fast as possible to get a job as soon as possible. In general, the apprenticeship seems to be a transitional occupation for inexperienced children put under the tutelage of a Blacksmith or an Artificer.

There is an article bearing more details in the 28 volume of Log Horizon Wednesday.

Known Skills

 * Copy Skills: One of the main characteristics of an Apprentice is that it lacks a unique skill set. However, it has the ability to copy the low-level subclass skills of the Apprentice's registered teacher.

Known Apprentices

 * Minori (training as a Scribe)
 * Yuzuko