Crafter Guidelines
Definitions
Apprentice - (n.) 1. An unskilled or partially-skilled worker in a Craft. 2. The lowest student rank in any craft. There are junior and senior apprentices. The lower rank will usually be designated with the word apprentice only.Journey(wo)man - (n.) 1. A skilled worker in a Craft who doesn't teach classes but does mentor Apprentices. 2. A crafter's rank, the middle rank for a crafter, comes between apprentice and Master.
Master - (n.) 1. A skilled worker in a Craft who teaches classes of Apprentices and mentors Journey(wo)men. 2. A crafter's rank, the highest rank that most crafters will reach, exceeded only by the Mastercrafter.
Mastercrafter - (n.) 1. A skilled worker in a Craft who may or may not teach classes; usually mentors one or two exceptional Journey(wo)men or Apprentices. Often a Master who is more of a general Master than one who specializes in any particular portion of the Craft. 2. The highest possible rank a crafter can aspire to.



