Fencer Archive

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Lightfoil - An imitation lightsaber, smaller and less reliable than the weapon it is modeled on. A lightfoil does 2d6 damage, with a critical range of 20. It can't be used to deflect blaster bolts or lightsabers but is great for damage. If a 1 is rolled for any use of the weapon the blade malfunctions and turns off. It takes 1 round and a DC 15 Repair check to reactivate the blade. Lightfoils are similar enough to Lightsabers that both Jedi and Fencers could use them.

I came about with the idea of incorporating the Lightfoil, while I was looking through some old Star Wars RPG books, trying to think up of an idea that could make us Fencers stronger.
I stumbeled upon the "Lightfoil", which is simmilar to the "Lightsabre" but non-force sensitive people who train with one-handed swords tend to carry them, People such as smugglers/duelsts and or Jedi.
I think you can all agree with me when I say that the Fencing profssion is kindof in the air, we only have one real way to defeat other players, which is our speed and out Dizzy-Lunge attack.
I've duled alot of professions and this is my conclusion-

Teris Kasi- Their speed can by fair beat ours, and their knockdown attack is so annoying that if they just spam it over and over they can take out anyone.

Marksmen- When rushing an on coming person I tend to burst run and mash the lunge attack, but alot of the times they hit me with a Mind Shot before I even get close and I'm a much higer level than them; shouldn't I be able to get past that?

Pikesmen- They have intense leg sweeps that really get on my nerves

Heavy Swordsmen- Their mind hit is so insane, I a lower level swordsman challenged me and I accepted but he kept on hitting my mind, (which is low because I'm a Zabark) and it ticked me off when I hit him for 1300 damage but he did one mind hit and incpded me and stated to spam (I won! He sucks! That F*G! etc..etc..etc..

I know that we can beat them if we really try, but what are we really good for? What do we have as goals? Our highest level which is Novice Fencer unlocks the Stun Baton, which stats arn't quite as good as my Rantok. Thats why I propose that we get a more powerful weapon, the Lightfoil!
But I dont think EVERYONE should have it.

A. I believe it should be very hard to get, maybe a few unique ones to a server; like the Rantok.

B. I think that being a Master Fencer should allow the certification for this weapon.

The LF should work somewhat like al lightsabre, except our hilts are more extravagant and our blades are much much tinner. It should be a fast and powerful weapon that only the Master can use without missing and damaging himself. There is no colored crystal involved, it is all just one dull glowing grey color that burns with the smell of ozone. I dont think it should be anything MORE than a object to work twoards as a goal for low level Fencers who just give up because they think that there is nothing to this profession.

I would like to hear some feedback from our Fencing coropsondant and other Fencers here.
I'm very much into Fencing myself (Former Jr. Olympic Fencer) and realise the difference between real fencing and fencing in SW is that we have been nerfed I mean hell, we all know as fencers that if given the chance we would all do a 1-2 parry 6 behind the back lunge and totaly waste that oncoming Tuskin Raider -But Iguess the devs dont

hehe...

-Oogami Itto

I really doesn't matter if the dime-a-dozen marksmen and ranged combatants can kill us from a mile away, and it doesn't matter that the space-monks can kung-fu us like there is no tomorrow, or the heavy swordsmen can wield their 50 pound blades at speeds nearly equal to ours, or that the pikemen can pokeat our poor feet with thier sticks till we fall down....none of it matters!! Cause the fencers are still gonna get all the chicks....

It's all about the style and the smile..

This is out of the books and roleplaying game, I can scan some pictures if I can find any. The quote I took is directly from the book thou, the lightfoil was used by mainly the thugish type. It is mentioned that the use of steel bladed weapons declined with the rappid making of new age blaster rifles. Many people used laser-cutters instead of knives in SWG; *theres one in the movies I forget where thou -_-*. The Lightfoil it said was used by pirates and the alike, but I think it would make a cool adition to the Fencer tree? Wouldn't it?

Those are some decent points!

I really hope they will add more weapons later.. and I'm sure there will be some sort of skill balancing.

But as to you fighting problems..

Can tera kasi still knockdown while they are kneeling? If not, then you're really playing a game of who hits first. If you wanna be just as annoying, then master brawler and get a one hit knockdown.

As far as the mind thing... I'm Zabrak also.. you need to go in a stat migrate some of that action and health to mind and focus etc... If you don't your toast man.. I started by making all my HAM equal... with decent supporting skills. I ended up with roughly 900 on each. I will tweak more as I go but the blue is just as imporatant as the action and health. Especially when grouping because medics can't heal or buff mind.

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