Swordmaster

[fmunoz]

I did the concept art some time ago, now this is a 1st image.
This will be the 3rd level Fencer Duelist.
"Dressed in the finest silks, a swordmaster earns its wages teaching fencing lessons to young rich men, and not always payed by them"

Yes, I know he has a pistol, but dont make this thread a anti-gun one.

[Circon]

The sword looks a bit... small. If some troll comes in with a mallet, or an orc with a 2Hsword, fencing will be of no use with the piece of metal.

Nice old-fashioned gun rendering! Just the sort of "blunderbuss" thingy with gold ornaments that looks fitting. SHould convince people to like guns just like thath.

Although... it isn't very different, is it? And is he short, or am I only noticing this now?

[kmj]

I agree that the sword could be a bit longer, like a nice sabre.. other than that, it looks great.

[turin]

"Dressed in the finest silks, a swordmaster earns its wages teaching fencing lessons to young rich men, and not always payed by them"

what does this sentence mean? it makes not sense. i'd like to know what it was trying to say so i could correct it.

[fmunoz]

I was triying to say that he teaches fencing as a teacher or "teaches" fencing killing or hurting as payed sword.

[kmj]

You don't want to say "its", say "his"


Perhaps the following is true to your intended message:
"Dressed in the finest silks, a swordmaster earns his wages teaching fencing lessons to arrogant young men; lessons they won't soon forget."


(as an alternative, you could say "arrogant young dandies", though I'm not sure how I feel about that)

[Ave]

You don't want to say "its", say "his"


Perhaps the following is true to your intended message:
"Dressed in the finest silks, a swordmaster earns his wages teaching fencing lessons to arrogant young men; lessons they won't soon forget."


(as an alternative, you could say "arrogant young dandies", though I'm not sure how I feel about that)

I would use 'young nobles', i doubt the swordmaster (any swordmaster) would deliberately pick arrogant students.

[kmj]

I would use 'young nobles', i doubt the swordmaster (any swordmaster) would deliberately pick arrogant students.

The point I think fmunoz was trying to make was that he kicks their butts.. that's how he "teaches them a lesson". fmunoz, correct me if I'm wrong.

[Dobob]

On a side issue : will the swordmaster have the marksman ability for his melee attack ? (that would be very usefull in getting elves out of the forest )

[turin]

i think 'marksman' is only for ranged attacks, but i may be wrong. likewise, i have never seen a magical melee attack.
of course, these are both simply names for the same specialty, guaranteed hit %, at different levels. possibly make it so you can guarantee 50%, maybe even 40%, although this would be mostly useless (the unit could have more % of hitting, but it couldn't be less than the stated amount.
just an idea.

[Eponymous-Archon]

"Dressed in the finest silks, a swordmaster earns its wages teaching fencing lessons to young rich men, and not always payed by them"

what does this sentence mean? it makes not sense. i'd like to know what it was trying to say so i could correct it.

I'll take care of it in CVS when it shows up there, based on what fmunoz and others have said. If you have any more suggestions, post 'em here.

For now, how about:

"Dressed in the finest silks, Swordmasters earn a living giving fencing lessons to rich young men. They often give less welcome lessons to their enemies."

[Ave]

For now, how about:

"Dressed in the finest silks, Swordmasters earn a living giving fencing lessons to rich young men. They often give less welcome lessons to their enemies."

This is the best so far.

[Circon]

Cool, give him the "marksman" ability in melee and not at ranged. Is the unit soon ready for implementation? I wanna play with it!