(01-08-2015, 03:26 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: Natalie used more of a Roman style of fighting. I've always loved the sort of brutal, machine like nature of roman sword and shield fighting. Very efficient, not at all flashy, and incredibly deadly. Just get as close as you can, use your giant shield to press your enemy's arms and weapons against their body, and just start stabbing over, under, and around it. Obviously there is more to it than that, but it was my inspiration. I feel not enough people embrace the historical 'gladiator' when they play the gladiator class.
So, I totally didn't know this was a thing, but this is exactly how I have Sounsyy fight with shield and sword. Get in close with a shield, press it against them, and then slip her shortsword up into their side or down into their thigh or knee. It just made... more sense? Like I love flashy, but Sounsyy just isn't flashy. She's a practical, grisly survivor.
Sounsyy was a Noxius when she fought on the Bloodsands. Sure, she knew how to make a show of it, but she was there trying to survive, not get showered with money. The danger was incredibly real for a slave fighter. So when I picture a 5 fulm girl paired off with a Pieste or worse for sport, I always figured that shield would become the main focus. So I took what I learned from my experiences in MMA and Kuk Sool and applied that to a shield. Get in close inside your opponent, limiting their range of motion, and if you're going to throw a blow, make it a crippling one.