- Apr 12, 2018
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ok let's humour this idea a bit further...I don't think it needs a weaponmaster, or that it's a problem. But sure, why not. We already have the Veteran soldier, the goblin brute, we have that goblin woman who was supposedly the strongest of the tribe, the Elf is an expert archer, and while the MC "doesn'teven have a knick for magic", he still managed to learn the only, and reasonably useful AoE in the game, we would need no more than that from a "weaponmaster" either. And MC proved he is capable of learning.
...Eventually.
I don't think providing a plausible explanation for a handful of different strikes is anywhere close to being an actual problem.
The Peasant is currently residing in a very small gathering of abodes barely justifying the term "village"... there is no ongoing war and the crown and nobility seem to be more absorbed to fight among oneself (as the letter to Roderick in the bandit hideout proves) than to be concerned of the Goblins gathering and organising each other or the revival of lost religions that had been the origin to the last major war.
they even ignored a raise of banditry along the western road (caused by Roderick again as the letter states), which shows how insignificant that region is.
The "Veteran" is a guard that received training in handeling a sword and armor... which he tought to the MC aswell... there is no form or poses that would be required to several of the mentioned technices. We took control of him dureing the liberation of the temple and he didn't posess any combat skill aside of "heal".
The goblins fight without mind and in no clear formation or deeper skill... just overpowering strengh and numbers... so no matter what none of the currently introduced characters are skilled enough to train the MC in any meaningful bladeskills.
Our archer girlfriend is in no condition to fire a bow (that's why we crafted her a crossbow), and before that she wasn't particulary skilled archer herself... she had been an elven noble and partygirl (which caused her station in that area in the first place).
So summary... there is no need for a knight or blademaster to travel that region, noone around can train him anything about forms or technices to master additionally skills and the peasant doesn't even consider improveing his flailing around to actually start fighting or develope some skills on his own...
Otherwise there would be a chance that sparring with Gabriel (the "Veteran") would allow him to learn some basic skills like pommel or striking the sword arm.
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