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<blockquote data-quote="Bendris Noulg" data-source="post: 1330375" data-attributes="member: 6398">A few notes, though.&nbsp;1. Jack was a pirate captain prior to Will being found in the water as a child.&nbsp; That's a good 10+ years.2. Jack had never actually fought before encountering Jack, just practiced a lot.&nbsp; He was also still an apprentice, likely having recently &quot;come of age&quot; (the girl, after all, had just reached an age to be married off...).&nbsp; His combative style also favors dodging and defense over strike and attack.3. Most of his stand-off with Jack involved using the smithy environment which Will has intimately familiar with and Jack had only about 10 minutes to map out in his mind.&nbsp; This allowed him to recover a weapon when disarmed, duck below the moving work-wheel, balance on the beams better, and so forth.&nbsp; (By contrast, when on a ship, Jack distinctly has the upper hand as proven by pulling just a single belaying pin and a turn of the helm).4. It's rather clear that Jack would have rather not killed Will, even after drawing his &quot;one shot&quot;.&nbsp; Indeed, alignment wise, I'd put Jack at CN, with good leanings towards people and lawful leanings towards his ship and crew.&nbsp; Will, in contrast, was very interested in killing Jack, but couldn't gain the killing blow dispite his home-court advantage.5. Jack is either the worst or the greatest pirate that ever lived...&nbsp; Take your pick.&nbsp; Either way, the boy's a lunatic.&nbsp;Oh, well, the 4 year old's letting me know it's time for father duty.&nbsp; Be back later, folks.&nbsp; Hope this discussion remains productive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bendris Noulg, post: 1330375, member: 6398"] A few notes, though. 1. Jack was a pirate captain [i]prior[/i] to Will being found in the water as a child. That's a good 10+ years. 2. Jack had never actually fought before encountering Jack, just practiced a lot. He was also still an apprentice, likely having recently "come of age" (the girl, after all, had just reached an age to be married off...). His combative style also favors dodging and defense over strike and attack. 3. Most of his stand-off with Jack involved using the smithy environment which Will has intimately familiar with and Jack had only about 10 minutes to map out in his mind. This allowed him to recover a weapon when disarmed, duck below the moving work-wheel, balance on the beams better, and so forth. (By contrast, when on a ship, Jack distinctly has the upper hand as proven by pulling just a single belaying pin and a turn of the helm). 4. It's rather clear that Jack would have rather not killed Will, even after drawing his "one shot". Indeed, alignment wise, I'd put Jack at CN, with good leanings towards people and lawful leanings towards his ship and crew. Will, in contrast, was very interested in killing Jack, but couldn't gain the killing blow dispite his home-court advantage. 5. Jack is either the worst or the greatest pirate that ever lived... Take your pick. Either way, the boy's a lunatic. Oh, well, the 4 year old's letting me know it's time for father duty. Be back later, folks. Hope this discussion remains productive. [/QUOTE]

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