FFG Legendary Class contest submissions

[kingpaul]

Deity's Weapon, v 4

Khur,

Here you go! Been a bit busy, and couldn't get to the revision as quickly as I would've liked. Still mulling over the Ranged Huntsman.

 

[PA]

Maître d'Escrime

The words being French, it should be "maître" and not "maitre."

 

[RedCliff]

Re: More Broken Wake!

Perhaps instead of Weapon Focus: Two handed, the class could have Weapon Focus: any bludgeoning weapon or axe of Large size or with a critical multiplier greater than x2. We might add heavy mace to the list. Or we could just say any medium or larger bludgeoning or slashing weapon with an unmodified threat range of 20, excluding the light flail. I know this change will screw up the fact that your iconic character has a longspear, but does it really make sense for a guy with a longspear to go around breaking stuff?

I don't have a problem with that. I origianlly required weapon focus: any axe, but enough feedback came saying that it was too limiting that I changed it. I think your suggestions are good and make perfect sense.

 

[Khur]

Quick take!

I'm editing the True King this week and it will be released completely OGC.

Khur - I'm writing a bit for Campaign magazine about Legendary Classes and the contest. Can you post or send me some information as to where this compilation will be housed?

Does that mean we can use the True King in the book? I'm hoping we get hosted here and/or FFG's site. d20 Dwarf hasn't been around here for a while, so we'll see. I'll let you know as soon as I do.

Paul, thanks for the deity's weapon update.

Thanks to PA for the accent symbol usage. On that note, what would the name of the maître class be if it were in English?

Redcliff, will you be adding the weapon requirement to your class, or should I add it to the version I have here? Then you think we should make Sever Life unlimited, correct?

Sorry, I don't have so much time today, I have some pressing freelance work to get on.

Thanks.

 

[PA]

Re: Quick take!

Thanks to PA for the accent symbol usage. On that note, what would the name of the maître class be if it were in English?

Literally, "Maître d'Escrime" = "Fencing Master"

This said, in France, a fencing master is rather called a "maître d'armes": literally, a "master of weapons", which is more generic, but it came to designate a fencing master at a time when fencing weapons were about the only weapons commonly used (Renaissance and later).

 

[RedCliff]

Re: Quick take!

Redcliff, will you be adding the weapon requirement to your class, or should I add it to the version I have here? Then you think we should make Sever Life unlimited, correct?

I don't think it really matters who does it. If you like, I can make all the edits (I think we're in agreement on everything now) and re-post the doc. Or you can modify the version you have. The end result is the same, as it seems we also both have freelance deadlines coming soon.

And yes, I believe the agreement we reached was that given the odds of the power activating, Sever Life is not limited in the number of times it can fire.

 

[MythicJustice]

Re: Quick take!

Does that mean we can use the True King in the book? I'm hoping we get hosted here and/or FFG's site. d20 Dwarf hasn't been around here for a while, so we'll see. I'll let you know as soon as I do.

<SNIP>
Thanks.

Yes, the True King can be used. My deadline for the article is Friday. You can contact me at mythicjustice@jinzoo.com

-Chad

 

[Ruavel]

Originally posted by PA
Literally, "Maître d'Escrime" = "Fencing Master"

This said, in France, a fencing master is rather called a "maître d'armes": literally, a "master of weapons", which is more generic, but it came to designate a fencing master at a time when fencing weapons were about the only weapons commonly used (Renaissance and later).

wow, could it be that there is a fellow serious fencing enthusiast here...?!

I had toyed with the idea of using the more traditional name of Maitre d'Armes, but I thought that it may be a little too confusing for those who aren't heavily entrenched in the international fencing community...

these days, the school under which I have done my coaching accrediation uses d'Escrime instead of d'Armes, but that likewise is to avoid confusion... (not that I've gone that fair with my coaching either, spending too much time competing to be a serious coach... )

anyway, back to the thread proper... I'm nearly through the Maitre, but I'm still not happy with the second quest... some of the elements people have suggested have been useful but some don't fit at all with the 'spirit' of the LgC...

hope I can have it done by the end of this week though...

 

[PA]

wow, could it be that there is a fellow serious fencing enthusiast here...?!

I have taken up fencing when I was about 7 and studied both in France and in Scotland. In spite of our having an ancient Olympic champion as a coach, I never was that good. My motions always stayed too bold/wide, and the saber being my weapon of choice, the advantage of my height was nearly completely negated... as my opponent would just whip at my wrist to get the point.

I had toyed with the idea of using the more traditional name of Maitre d'Armes, but I thought that it may be a little too confusing for those who aren't heavily entrenched in the international fencing community...

Do you think most people would understand "maître d'escrime" anyway? I mean, the closest word to "escrime" in the English language is "escrima," which is a short pair of sticks fighting style.

these days, the school under which I have done my coaching accrediation uses d'Escrime instead of d'Armes, but that likewise is to avoid confusion... (not that I've gone that fair with my coaching either, spending too much time competing to be a serious coach... )

Ah, things change... Where is the school situated?

 

[Khur]

Cool, but...

Do you think most people would understand "maître d'escrime" anyway? I mean, the closest word to "escrime" in the English language is "escrima," which is a short pair of sticks fighting style.

Escrima is actually a Filipino word (not English), which is derived from the Spanish "esgrima" (fencing). It's not just stick fighting either, it's a school of martial arts.

As an aside, I'm glad PA and Rauvel have stuff in common, but please don't get into discussions of fencing, and your enthusiasm for it, in this thread unless it's somehow relevant to the topic. I'd love to see a new thread dedicated to the topic alone, so I can learn from the educated. Please invite us, if you guys decide to do that. A thread on fencing and realism in gaming would be a welcome thing. Of course, the next Dragon will have a whole "Swashbuckling" section as a Campaign Components article.



Back on topic, I was wondering if the maître d'escrime class shouldn't have an English name instead?

Redcliff, can you make those changes to the Forgemaster and send them to me? I may also have a proposal for you.

Thanks all!