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That would limit Leif a lot. A knife is deadly but its almost impossible to use in a pitched battle due to its obvious limitations. An axe and a knife is a formidable duo if in the right hands though. Plus, two handed weapons are swag. Only dumb peasants don't know how to half-sword and all the cool ways to use a sword. But if you must have Leif use some other type of weapon, it should make sense for a person to choose it. A knife is really only useful if you're in arms reach of another person.

Pulling a knife while having an arming sword as back-up is backwards to me.


Well I suppose in battle, using a dagger as your main weapon, with a sword back up wouldn't be as logical... I just pictured Leif getting all butt hurt after finding out about Sevine x Do'Karth, and A)having his long sword stolen during the festival, and having to use other means available at the time to fight. So, I pictured him originally, becoming more of a stealth killer, or even having him become more of a brawler. In his attempt to forsake his sword, he would develop a sense of "idgaf if I die; gon' kill deez mofos no matter what. Stab in the bloody eye if I have to." But I did want to get him in more scenarios of close quarter combat, and I just felt that the long sword got in the way.

Maybe, if you guys can point in the right direction of resources for using a two-handed long sword, I might keep his choice of weapon and find a way to write about it better. I just want to do him justice as a character, and not have him take a back seat, so to speak.
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Well I suppose in battle, using a dagger as your main weapon, with a sword back up wouldn't be as logical... I just pictured Leif getting all butt hurt after finding out about Sevine x Do'Karth, and A)having his long sword stolen during the festival, and having to use other means available at the time to fight. So, I pictured him originally, becoming more of a stealth killer, or even having him become more of a brawler. In his attempt to forsake his sword, he would develop a sense of "idgaf if I die; gon' kill deez mofos no matter what. Stab in the bloody eye if I have to." But I did want to get him in more scenarios of close quarter combat, and I just felt that the long sword got in the way.

Maybe, if you guys can point in the right direction of resources for using a two-handed long sword, I might keep his choice of weapon and find a way to write about it better. I just want to do him justice as a character, and not have him take a back seat, so to speak.




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I think Leif has a hand-and-a-half sword more than a greatsword. But that vid will def help me with Jorwen's greatsword techniques.

@MacabreFox Here's a few vids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj4Ng6DBfrg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC5FIyfI8TA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjT4JepA-Vc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ln94E9AGYTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MWvNDKdKpQ

But you also make it sound like you have a literary quandary with Leif, as well. If you don't want him on the back-burner, just use Leif as an independent character more. Try to delve into his head and think what a man like him, with his experiences would be like.

Jorwen is always there for the man to talk to if you're looking to just use him more and bounce the character off of another. Collabs are a useful tool for developing a character.
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Unleash your inner armchair warrior.

You guys talked a lot about fighting techniques, so I'll jump directly to gameplay. Switching skill levels is doable if they are right beside each other, and in extreme cases, with one level in between. Jumping from novice to expert is huge, it's basically like someone who reads popular science for the lolz suddenly becoming Hawking 2.0. This only applies to character that are already introduced (with 1 IC post written about them). Those that are yet to be deployed can switch as much as they want until they actually enters.

The reason is that I want you to adapt your tactics to your skills, not the other way around. I know @MacabreFox is coming primarily from a storytelling point of view, but a character gets equally as much possibilities out of their comfort zone as they are in them. Take Keegan for example; I basically made his skill set to be the least suitable against the Forsworn and Kamal. What I am planning for him is gradually developing an unconventional fighting style as he gains more confidence and coming to terms with what he has to do to get out on the other side. He doesn't improve his skills, but simply knows his strengths better.

Trying write combat authentically is hard. What I do, however, is making a fight interesting first and then fact check it with physics and such. We're a fantasy, more reasonable then the games but still very much fantasy. Taking some liberties are fine, so feel free to do things creatively as long as they are balanced and fulfil a purpose.

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While dagger and sword is a viable tactic to my knowledge, I think it wouldn't be suited for a sailor Nord - in real life it was more of a fancy dueling thing, it'd fit a Breton. And two-handed swords had lotsa cool shit going for them, so you can still be a real CQC mofo with them.

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This is what I have done so far, Raelyns already in town and I still need to bring Vurwe in.



Also the real king of the battlefields the spear you knaves.

You want a weapon a peasant could use, HERE IT IS.
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And this is why I love you guys. I'm gonna catch on my "homework" and hopefully we'll see some changes in the future.

@Leidenschaft I'll take you up on that collab with Jorwen and Leif, if you dig it.
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And this is why I love you guys. I'm gonna catch on my "homework" and hopefully we'll see some changes in the future.

@Leidenschaft I'll take you up on that collab with Jorwen and Leif, if you dig it.


Sure thing, shoot me a PM or meet me on one of the pads.
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@MacabreFox



It was good dramedy.
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Are we gonna see Leif powerbomb 'Karth off the top turnbuckle?

FIND OUT THIS SUNDAY
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Are we gonna see Leif powerbomb 'Karth off the top turnbuckle?

FIND OUT THIS SUNDAY


You'll pay for the whole seat BUT YOULL ONLY NEED THE EEEEEDGE!!!
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And Leif is one not to leave that Friend-Zone so easily.

@Dervish I'm glad you thought so ^.^

Are we gonna see Leif powerbomb 'Karth off the top turnbuckle?

FIND OUT THIS SUNDAY


It is my goal to bring this event to you all, in due time...

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And tickets are half-priced for this special event! Get them while they last!

On a side note @Leidenschaft I've decided to keep Leif's long sword after doing my homework, because it looks pretty bad ass. Thanks for the help! I'm going to brush up on what long swords look like, so that way I can accurately depict what his sword is, and how it will move in future fights.
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You'll pay for the whole seat BUT YOULL ONLY NEED THE EEEEEDGE!!!


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I am laughing my ass off.

I love you guys.
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I am laughing my ass off.

I love you guys.


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no homo


We'll bang, okay
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I'll need to read what happened during my work break. I CAN'T TAKE THIS CONFUSION.
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Derv is bae.


Senpai noticed me

I'll need to read what happened during my work break. I CAN'T TAKE THIS CONFUSION.


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