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<blockquote data-quote="Willie the Duck" data-source="post: 8672468" data-attributes="member: 6799660">Is the primary goal that they are doing the most damage with a sword, or that they fit an iconic characterization of someone trying to be (/known as) the greatest swordsman?The former has no one right answer. In particular, it will depend on how many encounters per day they will be called on to showcase this swordman-ness (for example, if they have to do this 12 times a day with no long and few short rests, all of a sudden Champion Fighter starts looking pretty good). Also whether they are supposed to be strictly sword-ing or whether magic (or maybe even side activities like grappling) can be part of the mix. Also Also whether this greatest swordsman-ing is a solo activity or if it is reflected in how well they use swords-fighting to contribute to a group's combat success (shield master, using Sage Advise supported rules interpretation, isn't that useful in 1:1 duels. It is great, however, if your allies can capitalize on you knocking an opponent down). The later, I'd suggest either a performer background (emphasizing the showman quality), or folk hero/noble background and have them aspire to wowing the populace (perhaps with good social skills if you want them to succeed, a decided lack of them if you want a more Zap Branigan only-thinks-he's-charismatic type).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie the Duck, post: 8672468, member: 6799660"] Is the primary goal that they are doing the most damage with a sword, or that they fit an iconic characterization of someone trying to be (/known as) the greatest swordsman? The former has no one right answer. In particular, it will depend on how many encounters per day they will be called on to showcase this swordman-ness (for example, if they have to do this 12 times a day with no long and few short rests, all of a sudden Champion Fighter starts looking pretty good). Also whether they are supposed to be strictly sword-ing or whether magic (or maybe even side activities like grappling) can be part of the mix. Also Also whether this greatest swordsman-ing is a solo activity or if it is reflected in how well they use swords-fighting to contribute to a group's combat success (shield master, using Sage Advise supported rules interpretation, isn't that useful in 1:1 duels. It is great, however, if your allies can capitalize on you knocking an opponent down). The later, I'd suggest either a performer background (emphasizing the showman quality), or folk hero/noble background and have them aspire to wowing the populace (perhaps with good social skills if you want them to succeed, a decided lack of them if you want a more Zap Branigan only-thinks-he's-charismatic type). [/QUOTE]

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