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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7328181" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>[MENTION=6788934]Einlanzer0[/MENTION] Argonaut is a terrible nonsensical name for a fighter-mage. If you're serious about designing this, I'd look to (1) myths, (2) literature, and (3) films with characters that fit the fighter-mage archetype. Shoot for, say, 3 examples of each and then look for patterns – what features do they share?</p><p></p><p>For example...</p><p></p><p><strong>(Myth) Sun Wukong / The Monkey King.</strong> Described in the classic <em>Journey to the West</em>, but undoubtedly part of Chinese culture long before its publication, dating back to at least the Song Dynasty. The Monkey King was a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices, becoming a warrior, magician, and trickster. He was charming and mischievous, betting with Buddha, and otherwise stealing the spotlight with his over the top persona. His alignment might be described as Chaotic Neutral; he is playful, irreverent, and likes proving his superior skill/cunning/fighting prowess. Among some of his powers are super-strength, jumping ridiculous distances, transforming into a variety of animals and objects, amazing fighting skill allowing him to overcome heaven's best warriors, creating clones of himself with strands of his hair (which can also be turned into animals/weapons/objects btw), commanding the elements, and creating magic circles to protect against demons.</p><p></p><p>Compare him to another fighter-mage of myth/literature/film, and see if any patterns emerge! If you need a starting point, you could try <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicKnight" target="_blank">TV Tropes (Magic Knight)</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7328181, member: 20323"] [MENTION=6788934]Einlanzer0[/MENTION] Argonaut is a terrible nonsensical name for a fighter-mage. If you're serious about designing this, I'd look to (1) myths, (2) literature, and (3) films with characters that fit the fighter-mage archetype. Shoot for, say, 3 examples of each and then look for patterns – what features do they share? For example... [B](Myth) Sun Wukong / The Monkey King.[/B] Described in the classic [I]Journey to the West[/I], but undoubtedly part of Chinese culture long before its publication, dating back to at least the Song Dynasty. The Monkey King was a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices, becoming a warrior, magician, and trickster. He was charming and mischievous, betting with Buddha, and otherwise stealing the spotlight with his over the top persona. His alignment might be described as Chaotic Neutral; he is playful, irreverent, and likes proving his superior skill/cunning/fighting prowess. Among some of his powers are super-strength, jumping ridiculous distances, transforming into a variety of animals and objects, amazing fighting skill allowing him to overcome heaven's best warriors, creating clones of himself with strands of his hair (which can also be turned into animals/weapons/objects btw), commanding the elements, and creating magic circles to protect against demons. Compare him to another fighter-mage of myth/literature/film, and see if any patterns emerge! If you need a starting point, you could try [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicKnight]TV Tropes (Magic Knight)[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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