teach

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

## `teach`

      teach skill [days]
      * time: 7 days default
      * priority: 4

The `teach` command is used to provide instruction in skill to other nobles. The first argument to this command is the skill to teach. The second, optional, argument is the number of days to teach. This defaults to 7 days.

Teaching must be done in a tower. Only one class can take place at a time in a tower. The teacher is the first noble in the tower issuing a "teach" command. The first five nobles in the tower who would benefit from studying that subject are his students.

For example, suppose that on a particular day, the following nobles are in a tower executing the indicated commands:

         Newark Academy [z38], tower, defense 20, owner:
            Fenris [re7]                      (study 1001)  *
            Kosar the Indefectible [aw0]      (study 1193)
            Captain McCook [ea0]              (study 1000)   *
            Oleg [o1eg]                       (teach 1000)   +
            Dr. Pangloss [ac6y]               (study 1005)  *
            Law Netexus [au0]                 (study 1000)   *
            Alion Krysaka [e1y]               (study 1100)
            Dr. Pain [em28]                   (teach 1100)
            S.K. Renta [ep76]                 (study 1000)   *
            Armweak [em78]			(study 1000)

The plus in this example indicates the teacher, the asterisks indicate students who benefit from his teaching.

The only teacher in this tower is Oleg. Dr. Pain is not considered a teacher, because he is not the first teacher in the tower. Fenris benefits from Oleg's teaching because [1001] is a subskill of [1000] and he is one of the first five students. Kosar does not benefit, because 1193 is not a subskill of [1000]. Likewise Alion does not benefit because he is studying [1100]. Note that Armweak does not benefit because, although he is studying the proper subject, he is not one of the first five students in the tower.

You cannot teach [3500] Basic Religion or [3300] Advanced sorcery.