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<blockquote data-quote="BenjaminB" data-source="post: 939779" data-attributes="member: 12361">OK, for those who know, I want to build a nice Zatoichi style character with as few system hacks as possible.&nbsp; Zatoichi is the main character is an amazing long-running Japanese chambara (historical swordplay action) film and TV series.&nbsp; He is a blind wandering masuer and gangster who also happens to be among the dedliest swordsman in the world with his Iai technique- a school of swordplay which is all about speed.&nbsp; Some Iai sword masters would have duels while kneeling before one another- fastest blade wins.&nbsp; The ideal is a draw-slash-resheath attack so fast the blade is resheathed before the oponent even falls.Beyond this, he was blind.&nbsp; His other senses compensated somewhat, but he wasn't Daredevil.&nbsp; In terms of fighting style in D&amp;D terms, I think he would be Fighter/Rogue with a high Bluff &amp; Hearing scores, and Blindfighting (at least) along with feats which allow him to go first (inproved init), make extra AoO (he favored a defensive style by which he only attacked if attacked himself- in fact, he almost couldn't attack because he could't see his foes, only react to them as he heard them coming in close).He didn't have Blindisght, but didn't suffer penalties for being Blind in combat (a bit better than Blindfighting I think).&nbsp; Frankly, I'm a bit stumped.Any help would be greatly apreciated.-Ben</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BenjaminB, post: 939779, member: 12361"] OK, for those who know, I want to build a nice Zatoichi style character with as few system hacks as possible. Zatoichi is the main character is an amazing long-running Japanese chambara (historical swordplay action) film and TV series. He is a blind wandering masuer and gangster who also happens to be among the dedliest swordsman in the world with his Iai technique- a school of swordplay which is all about speed. Some Iai sword masters would have duels while kneeling before one another- fastest blade wins. The ideal is a draw-slash-resheath attack so fast the blade is resheathed before the oponent even falls. Beyond this, he was blind. His other senses compensated somewhat, but he wasn't Daredevil. In terms of fighting style in D&D terms, I think he would be Fighter/Rogue with a high Bluff & Hearing scores, and Blindfighting (at least) along with feats which allow him to go first (inproved init), make extra AoO (he favored a defensive style by which he only attacked if attacked himself- in fact, he almost couldn't attack because he could't see his foes, only react to them as he heard them coming in close). He didn't have Blindisght, but didn't suffer penalties for being Blind in combat (a bit better than Blindfighting I think). Frankly, I'm a bit stumped. Any help would be greatly apreciated. -Ben [/QUOTE]

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