Shattered Kingdoms

So I was thinking of something to give the swashie class a unique playstyle that will add something to the tactics of the game. Maybe. Dunno.





Just food for thought.

I like the first idea, I think I proposed something like it a while ago. I don't really like the idea of swashies having skills that allow them to fight -less- people though.

I agree.

Well, the reason behind it is that swashies really suffer in defense and versatility. They are also pretty much forced to always stand in front row. They also depend heavily on equip. Im trying to suggest something that will allow the swash to feel comfortable traveling alone without the fear of certain death by bash gank. Dunno.

I kinda dig the second one. I agree it should work only when the swashbuckler is actively engaged in a battle (unlike intimidate). And say that you were attacked by a group of PCs or otherwise. The PCs and NPCs that initiate and begin melee in the front row, or with a reaching weapon from behind, are immune to the ability during the fight. But people throwing/shooting things from behind or attempting to target with spells would be subject to the ability's effects. "You are too mesmerized to attack XXXX." If you were gonna fight someone and you had four friends with you, it's like Reacher said, "The last two always run away." An individual jacking someone else up would be intimidating to someone else who was considering joining in the fray. And maybe the duration of the effect could relate to the swashbuckler's other skills. The more combat techniques the swashbuckler is successful in, the more mesmerizing he/she is. The more the swashbuckler deals enhanced damage, the more they dodge, and parry, and riposte successfully the more fearsome they would be. Nobody's gonna be mesmerized by a swashbuckler who blows at being a swashbuckler. That could change the group dynamic, too. Say a front row character with a weapon that causes blindness or a preemptive casting of something like slow or whatever attacks the swashbuckler initially. He/she would appear less skilled when they start missing strikes, and getting hit, and therefore be less mesmerizing. And I think it should be an automatic skill, not something you have to enable with a command, like sneak or something.