Fencing

[Prince Atom]

Has anybody made a prestige class for a fencer? I'm thinking an unarmored figure wielding a light sword and perhaps a dagger. I know there's one in Sword & Fist, but I don't have that. Has anybody come up with their own?

TWK
"You speak treason."
"Fluently."

 

[HalfElfSorcerer]

This may not be exactly what you're looking for, but one of the FFG Legendary Class Contest submissions was a master fencer. As for wielding a dagger, would Inigo Diego Montoya have resorted to the treachery of stabbing with a dagger? On a somewhat unrelated note, I think a set of feats representing that sort of training, or even a seperate core class, would better represent fencers. Hmmm...a project...

 

[Prince Atom]

Well, no, Inigo Montoya wouldn't have used a dagger. But then he didn't study that style of fencing. There was one, trust me, in which the fighter used a dagger in parrying his opponent's blade; the French called this dagger a main-gauche (lit. "left hand"), and it was that style I was considering, among the many out there.

TWK
There's no halfling mafia? You mean I've been paying protection money to some kid?!

 

[Crothian]

I don't know of any home made ones that use sword and dagger but if you have access to Quintessentil Fighter there is a fighting style in there that does this. Also in either OA or the Rokungan book there is a prestige class that short of fits what you are looking for. It's has an oriental feel, but should easily be reworked with few changes to be more medieval.

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

Or, there's around 90 fencing-style prestige classes in AEG's Swashbuckling Adventures. It'll take some tweaking (and editing) to use, but there's a lot of crunchy goodness in that book. It also includes base classes for both swashbucklers and musketeers.

 

[LightPhoenix]

Has anybody made a prestige class for a fencer? I'm thinking an unarmored figure wielding a light sword and perhaps a dagger. I know there's one in Sword & Fist, but I don't have that. Has anybody come up with their own?

TWK
"You speak treason."
"Fluently."

In all honestly, out of everything people have mentioned, the one in S&F (originally in Dragon... gah, I forget the number) is the one I like the best.

 

[Crothian]

Re: Re: Fencing

In all honestly, out of everything people have mentioned, the one in S&F (originally in Dragon... gah, I forget the number) is the one I like the best.

The dualist is great, but he specifically asked fopr a class that uses a sword and dagger which a dualist does not.

 

[drowdude]

I know there's one in Sword & Fist, but I don't have that.

FYI.. the duelist is in Dragon #275 as well.

 

[nameless]

Perhaps the Tempest from MotW?

-nameless

 

[Gaio Macareg]

The style of fencing you're referring to (rapier & other) is known as Florentine and comes from, big surprise here, Florence Italy. You re not limited to the dagger by the way, but often fighters used a small net, cloak, or pistol. Unlike French-style fencing you stand facing your opponent (the French point only the weapon side at the opponent) directly.