Hmm. I'm not sure what the point of this thread is.Â
Is the point to draw attention to folks who roleplay rogues/ninjas so that they might consider emotiong their battles differently?
It seems we all agree that it often comes down to personal preference too.
Personally, I tend to prefer a practical approach to combat. I know I can't really be as realistic as I can be but I will try to be as realistic in a way that fits a fantasy setting. (Doesn't really say much but hey) I don't really think the dancing knife style works for someone like Ember, who is 242 pounds and nearly 7 and a half feet all. Â So, my impression is that the very acrobatic fighting style usually belongs to someone who is small and lithe. Mostly though, I'm thinking of this:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SheFu and this :Â http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WaifFu
So I tend to view this as a way writers and roleplayers make a female physical combatant while still keeping her traditionally feminine, in a sense. As the combat style we are talking about involves dancing and not standing toe to toe to someone who might be twice your size.
In general though, it's pretty easy to RP a rogue/ninja this way when most of their combat animations ARE portrayed this way. Most RPers I have ever known don't stray too far from how a class is portrayed and will copy paste abilities you use in game to their own RP.
Is the point to draw attention to folks who roleplay rogues/ninjas so that they might consider emotiong their battles differently?
It seems we all agree that it often comes down to personal preference too.
Personally, I tend to prefer a practical approach to combat. I know I can't really be as realistic as I can be but I will try to be as realistic in a way that fits a fantasy setting. (Doesn't really say much but hey) I don't really think the dancing knife style works for someone like Ember, who is 242 pounds and nearly 7 and a half feet all. Â So, my impression is that the very acrobatic fighting style usually belongs to someone who is small and lithe. Mostly though, I'm thinking of this:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SheFu and this :Â http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WaifFu
So I tend to view this as a way writers and roleplayers make a female physical combatant while still keeping her traditionally feminine, in a sense. As the combat style we are talking about involves dancing and not standing toe to toe to someone who might be twice your size.
In general though, it's pretty easy to RP a rogue/ninja this way when most of their combat animations ARE portrayed this way. Most RPers I have ever known don't stray too far from how a class is portrayed and will copy paste abilities you use in game to their own RP.
Now with a wiki! Flickering Ember's wiki
