[Bo9S] Notes on swordsage in play

[blargney the second]

What level were you going into that fight?
-blarg

 

[kibbitz]

I would actually like to see transliterations of the "original Japanese" for the various maneuvers, so NPCs could yell them before getting toasted.

Cheers, -- N

If by transliterations, you mean equivalent JP names for the maneuvers/etc, a fair amount would probably sound similar to their English counterparts Diamond Nightmare Blade would be Dai-mon-do Naitomea Buredo or something along those lines, though Dance of the Spiders could be something like Kumo no Mai. Not sure how many of those would actually transliterate well, but then again, I'm hardly an expert in Japanese myself.

 

[NilesB]

IME, the Warblade is nigh on the most powerful 20-level class ever printed in official material, but I wouldn't really even consider that class worthy of the term "broken" (close, maybe, with the right build, but not uncheckable). Even if it were, we all own stock in Nerf.

Experience or opinion? Actual play reports I've seen suggest that the Warblade is significantly less powerful than the Crusader and slightly less powerful than the Swordsage.

And none of them match the crazy brokenness of the Archivist.

 

[Nifft]

Dai-mon-do Naitomea Buredo or something along those lines, though Dance of the Spiders could be something like Kumo no Mai

That's exactly what I was thinking. It would make about as much sense as the pseudo-Latin used in Harry Potter, but sense is hardly the point -- it's more of a style thing.

However, it's not exactly fair to pick on just Japanese... how about if each culture / tradition / player were responsible for translating their maneuvers into some foreign language?

Dwarf Warden: "Gebirgsfinanzanzeige-Schlag!"

Elf Duelist: "Tempo sta fermo!"

Halfling Dervish: "!جحيم الانفجار" (okay I can't actually read that either)

Cheers, -- N


PS: I forgot to mention the point of this: so you'd have a reason to yell your maneuver name out loud, but the Martial Lore skill would actually remain useful. "Your tradition would call what he's about to do an 'inferno strike', rather than 'جحيم الانفجار'."

 

[hong]

What level were you going into that fight?
-blarg

19th. I think we're on the low side for this mod, but the minmaxing expertise of some members of the group makes up for that.

 

[kibbitz]

That's exactly what I was thinking. It would make about as much sense as the pseudo-Latin used in Harry Potter, but sense is hardly the point -- it's more of a style thing.

However, it's not exactly fair to pick on just Japanese... how about if each culture / tradition / player were responsible for translating their maneuvers into some foreign language?

Dwarf Warden: "Gebirgsfinanzanzeige-Schlag!"

Elf Duelist: "Tempo sta fermo!"

Halfling Dervish: "!جحيم الانفجار" (okay I can't actually read that either)

Cheers, -- N


PS: I forgot to mention the point of this: so you'd have a reason to yell your maneuver name out loud, but the Martial Lore skill would actually remain useful. "Your tradition would call what he's about to do an 'inferno strike', rather than 'جحيم الانفجار'."

Yea, well, that's why I just stick to JP audio when watching anime and Chinese for wuxia flicks Watching them declaring their maneuver LOUDLY during execution already stretches it. Hearing them do it in some other language, well, I suppose I just can't get used to it

I suppose that Martial Lore allows for style/maneuver identification just as Spellcraft allows for identification of spells being cast. Besides aesthetics though (however questionable they may be), I'm not sure why you'd ever need to vocalize your maneuver. Unless, of course, that you just want to

 

[Nifft]

Unless, of course, that you just want to

Indeed. It makes very little sense; it's a style thing.

Cheers, -- N

 

[hong]

When reading that I couldn't help but imagine underage characters yelling in japanese while wielding stupidly oversized weapons.

Not meant as a criticism, mind you.

I was actually thinking more of Dynasty Warriors....

 

[Egres]

Elf Duelist: "Tempo sta fermo!"

In Italian that sounds like "Time, stop!" (in the same manner you would say to an annoying kid named "Time" to stop playing around you).

 

[EyeontheMountain]

Best medium armor is a breastplate for +5 AC, while the best heavy armor is full plate for +8 AC. Looks like a 3 point difference to me.

Not when you figure in dex, then it is one point.