Swordmage Class

[Jared Rascher]

Rich has said he will be writing a Forgotten Realms novel called "Swordmage" as the beginning of a new trilogy.

 

[hong]

Battlefish was a perfectly good name.

 

[Agamon]

No one's used the word-which-shall-not-be-named in this thread. I'm so proud! *sob*

Edit: May bad. kenmarable, I'm looking at you *glare*

 

[Gloombunny]

Man, I hope they come up with a better name. "Swordmage" is probably the worst name for that concept I've yet heard. The syllables just don't flow together at all; no matter how you say it just sounds like two separate words. Plus it sounds more like a wizard who specializes in making magic swords, or uses a sword to focus his magic the way other wizards use wands, or something, and not like a magic-wielding warrior at all.

What else have we got... "duskblade" is kinda cool, but almost as awkward to say as "swordmage", and until you're used to it it sounds like some kind of evil blackguard type of dude. "Hexblade" flows nicely and is more evocative, but it also ties the concept to curses which isn't so great. "Spellsword" works great as a word, but as a name it sounds more like a magic item than a person... and it's just asking for someone to say "S-W-O-R-D" and then giggle wildly. "Mageblade" is probably the best so far, but it's still awkward to say and not terribly evocative.

Coming up with a good name for a generalized warrior-mage class is hard!

 

[Glyfair]

"Swordmage" is probably the worst name for that concept I've yet heard.

Bah. The Swordmage was one of the cooler NPCs in the Birthright campaign. I still have the miniature and will one day use it for a PC. Maybe even a swordmage

 

[Scarbonac]

Man, I hope they come up with a better name. "Swordmage" is probably the worst name for that concept I've yet heard. The syllables just don't flow together at all; no matter how you say it just sounds like two separate words. Plus it sounds more like a wizard who specializes in making magic swords, or uses a sword to focus his magic the way other wizards use wands, or something, and not like a magic-wielding warrior at all.

What else have we got... "duskblade" is kinda cool, but almost as awkward to say as "swordmage", and until you're used to it it sounds like some kind of evil blackguard type of dude. "Hexblade" flows nicely and is more evocative, but it also ties the concept to curses which isn't so great. "Spellsword" works great as a word, but as a name it sounds more like a magic item than a person... and it's just asking for someone to say "S-W-O-R-D" and then giggle wildly. "Mageblade" is probably the best so far, but it's still awkward to say and not terribly evocative.

Coming up with a good name for a generalized warrior-mage class is hard!

What's wrong with "Fighter/Magic-User"?

 

[Keefe the Thief]

You mean "weapon-user/magic-user", right?

 

[kenmarable]

But somehow I doubt we'll see it in the first PHB if the rumor about 8 classes proves to be true.

I'm pretty sure that rumor has been laid to rest since they've pretty much confirmed over 8 classes so far.

 

[kenmarable]

No one's used the word-which-shall-not-be-named in this thread. I'm so proud! *sob*

Edit: May bad. kenmarable, I'm looking at you *glare*

Why all the hatin' on the githyanki?

Sorry, I just have no idea why people hate the term so much. Maybe it has been over-used in applying it to more than just the githyanki, but the filters let it through, so I guess it can't be *that* taboo.

gish, gish, gishy gishgish gish

 

[Agamon]

You mean "weapon-user/magic-user", right?

*Ahem* Fighting man/magic-user. And there is no muticlassing in the one true version of D&D!