Fencer Archive

Weapons ideas:

Vibro-sword - It's only logical, and in keeping with the EU. A good, sci-fi sword that would also be darn useful.

Cutlass - Not so much for different/better effect, but just for variety of weapons. A fancy sword, with a basket hilt and the whole nine yards. Maybe a basket-hilt weapon could give some defensive bonus in melee.

Fencing Knife - A small blade with a basket hilt. High speed. Again, possible defensive bonus. What I'd really like to see is allowing a fencer to equip a fencing knife with another weapon. For simplicity in coding, this would provide no additional attacks - just a boost to defensive (and maybe offensive)bonuses in melee, and also a cool graphic.

Light Dagger - I suspect this is very NOT EU, but it makes sense. Lightsabers are difficultto usebecausethey have a longblade with no mass. This problem would diminish greatly if the bladewere exceedingly short. Such a weapon would have a high "cool factor", but wouldn't have game-breaking balance issues. It could have low damage, but high armor peircing. A fun alternative to the big, bulky sword.

JB

My suggestions...

Well the Vibro Rapier which is talked about by the Non-Player Characters would be a start.

But also Mono-Molecular Blades would be good.
As in the width of the blade edge is so small it is almost the width of one molecule.

And Sonic Blades, ie. they use dynamic sound to stun and deafen an oppoenent.

And maybe even Saw weapons...the kinds of blades with Teeth.

I am always surprised that a Proffession that had small blades does not have an automatic Armor Piercing with its weapons or even gets that ability with higher skill.

So anywise...maybe more weapon like that.

Also maybe some different special strikes...like ones from the Heiten Mitsurugi Style or perhaps from Kapteahn.

The first style deal with moving the blade at incredible speed...and the second deals with piercing Armored targets.

I admit that maybe some parry maneuvers would be the best thing...but I think for this game that could be unbalancing...as then a Fencer would parry a blow and respond with their own blow...and then everyone would cry nerf the fencer for doing that.

oh yes, i can understand an ACid sword, using directed force fields or perhaps having a reseviour to eject the acid.....

But wouldnt it stand more to reason to have a blade with the ability to eject poisons or diseases.

Heck then all they would have to do is make it so a person could get the special weapon, and also a poison or disease thing made by a comabt medic...and then place it on the weapon...just like other power ups.

Now wouldn't it be cool if I could have a Combat Medic poison my sword? It would only last for a while (like a powerup) but...it would be cool.

great ideas guys.... still would loooove acid -- voritors resist everything else!

Seena

"But wouldnt it stand more to reason to have a blade with the ability to eject poisons or diseases.

Heck then all they would have to do is make it so a person could get the special weapon, and also a poison or disease thing made by a comabt medic...and then place it on the weapon...just like other power ups"

Best idea by far. Probably overpowering though. Sorta like the Ultima Online Assassin. Great roleplay possibility. Too good to ever come true

Just to let everyone know a jawa rifle also dous stun damage.

Also a acid sword isnt that far from reality cause if you've ever watch blade or a good samuri movie there swords have acid edges. An acid sword always decays faster but also cuts through things like armor with ease.