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Thread: What character is your view of a master swordsman? Somthing to aspire to...
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Saarkai
Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:29 am
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Hiro Protagonist
If you do not know who that is, read "Snowcrash"
Message Edited by Saarkai on 02-18-2004 12:30 PM
Suren
Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:37 pm
#54
What about Liono (sp?) from Thundercats! That sword was insane. He could look through the hilt to where there was trouble and then the blade would grow to full size.
Or Stormshadow from G.I. Joe? By far my favorite character. He was a nasty ninja and he always kinda had his own agenda. He had that personal war against Snake-Eyes (who was another nice ninja).
Or the chinese warrior Lu Bu from the Three Kingdoms novel (also one of the best characters in the Dynasty Warriors video games). He was unequaled in combat and wielded a freakin huge halberdand took people out by the dozens.
Uma Thurmans character in Kill Bill was real nice with the samurai sword. The huge fight scene near the end where she pretty much took limbs off of like 50 people.
Also the girl in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. She was insanely good. Maybe not quite a heavy swordsman (more speed and technique), but definitely worth mentioning. But a lot of characters in that movie with some cool swordsman skills.
Sephiroth and Auron both are very good examples. As well as He-Man, whomever brought that up... haha. That guy was jacked.
Any of the Knights of the Roundtable characters would be excellent examples. Lancelot, King Arthur etc. All of those Medieval types who would wear their massive plate armor and wield broadswords. The Fencers were more of the "Three Muskateer" types and wouldn't stand a chance against a Heavy Swordsman 
Let them go woo the lady and be flashy, we'll go make history hehe.
Let them go woo the lady and be flashy, we'll go make history hehe.So needless to say, the Swordsman is as unique in their style as they are in their personality. I myself take bits and pieces from many of these examples to create a character of my own.
Suren Logan
Lowca
(My first post ever)
Gimperial666
Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:26 am
#55
wow evreyday i check this post im impressed at the amount of new posts (more than ive ever gotten) and the swordsmen charaters that ive either forgotten about or didnt know about...the maturity level is WAY higher than most the stuff ive read too..
*sniff* just brings a tear to my eye... im feeling vaclempt. talk amongdst yarselves...
Anyway i cant post without mentioning swords or a sword swinger....
Anyone remember the cheasy 80's movie with Mathew Brodrick called "lady hawk" ???
Rutger howard played a dude who would turn into a wolf at night...he had this AWSOME 2handed sword that was a family heirloom with jewls in the handle for each family member that weilded it... neat 2hander and swordsman with a story swinging it.
Always try to keep your heros in mind when roleplaying... (like you needed me to tell you)
heres some O.G. geek stuff for you...
Any geek worth his salt KNOWS whats on page 69 of an AD&D 2nd edition players hand book ...to those that do : *high five*
Two-hand. sword 50GP---15lbs---Large---Slashing type---Speed factor 10---1d10 vs Small 3d6 vs LARGE...
yeah baby...
*sniff* just brings a tear to my eye... im feeling vaclempt. talk amongdst yarselves...
Anyway i cant post without mentioning swords or a sword swinger....
Anyone remember the cheasy 80's movie with Mathew Brodrick called "lady hawk" ???
Rutger howard played a dude who would turn into a wolf at night...he had this AWSOME 2handed sword that was a family heirloom with jewls in the handle for each family member that weilded it... neat 2hander and swordsman with a story swinging it.
Always try to keep your heros in mind when roleplaying... (like you needed me to tell you)
heres some O.G. geek stuff for you...
Any geek worth his salt KNOWS whats on page 69 of an AD&D 2nd edition players hand book ...to those that do : *high five*
Two-hand. sword 50GP---15lbs---Large---Slashing type---Speed factor 10---1d10 vs Small 3d6 vs LARGE...
yeah baby...
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