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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sekhmet" data-source="post: 6084364" data-attributes="member: 97602">@<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=11821" target="_blank">Obryn</a> Even before my military training, I was into martial arts. I've spent a great portion of my life learning and practicing, and even on this board it's been suggested that I'd be a level 2 pugilist of some form (Monk or Fighter). To become a better Fighter, you swing your sword a few hundred more times. You practice tripping, blocking, and dodging in combat. If I want to become a better pugilist, I spar with other people around my skill level.  Climbing trees and swimming don't help me. Riding horses doesn't do anything for me.  All the exercise a person needs is in hand to hand combat. It's an exhausting cardio workout. No other forms of athleticism are tied into it, and none benefit it. You get fit and you stay fit by practicing combat every day.  I am not a varied athlete because I practice martial arts. I don't climb, ride, swim, jump or otherwise utilize skills because I practice martial arts. My skill list would likely contain various Knowledges, Professions, Bluff, Tumble, and Climb.  If you can explain to me how you feel each of the following skills relate to Fighters, I will concede my argument. Give specific examples of why a Fighter should be skilled in these. Climb, Drive, Handle Animal, Knowledge (warfare), Ride, Spot, or Swim. As it stands, your argument is effectively "I'm an avid football player, so I obviously know how to climb rocks, spot strange things, train dogs in warfare, and ride horses."</blockquote>

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