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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 4482096" data-attributes="member: 8158">Well, it's sneak-attacking, which includes--but by no means is limited to--stabbing a foe in the back. It does mean you're fighting in a pretty unsportsmanlike manner, attacking when the foe isn't on guard. That's what 3e's flat-footed and 4e's combat advantage conditions are about.Of course, the flip side of that is, although fencing is considered a very sportsmanlike way to fight, it is pretty much about tricking your opponent, feinting until his guard slips you can stab him where it hurts. It's a sportsmanlike sneak attack. I think you can make a light blade fighter in 4e pretty easily. It's certainly even less rewarding than ever to invest in heavy armor if you have a decent Dex or Int. Just pick the light-blade powers and feats. You don't even have to sweat that pesky cross-class-skill bugaboo. Just train Arcobatics and you're done. Indeed, the very type of swashbuckler you're envisioning, who brashly challenges people to their face rather than fighting dirty, sounds very much like a defender.</blockquote>