Hi,
the RMSS/RMFRP companion books for the different realms introduced the concept of Training Package (TP) Spell Lists with a special progression of 8/8/8 for Arms Users, 6/6/6 for Semis and 4/4/4 for Pure/Hybrid spell users. While the Essence Companion and Mentalism Companion have some dedicated TP Spell Lists and each TP containing ranks from such lists has these under the "Spell Lists - Own Realm TP" category, the Channeling Companion is different in this aspect. While it explicitly explains the concept of TP Spell Lists in the foreword of the TP category, all Spell Lists ranks granted by TPs are from existing Channeling Spell Lists (Open/Closed/Base) and are listed in the TPs as "Spell Lists - Own Realm Open" category. They always contain a note that the lists may be developed as an Open Spell List, regardless of the caster's realm.
My question is whether this handling of Spell Lists contained in TPs in Channeling Companion is somewhat outdated or whether it was a deliberate decision to handle TP Spell Lists differently in Channeling Companion? Especially for e.g. a Fighter it does make a huge difference whether the special Spell List he may develop due to his TP costs 20 DPs per ranks as an Open List or 8 as a TP List.
Personally I would tend to use the ruling exactly as written in Channeling Companion (i.e. ranks for these lists cost DPs as spells in the Open Spell Lists category not as in the cheaper TP Spell Lists category), which makes developing these lists a bit more costly. But in contrast to the TP Spell Lists from Essence or Mentalism Companion, which IMHO a generally quite "weak", the Spell Lists available with the TP from Channeling Companion seem more powerful, thereby justifying higher DP costs.
How do others handle this?
Thanks in advance