(02-03-2016, 05:16 PM)Mavis Wrote: The monk way was the closest to what I had in mind so I tried to build it...
You could use Monk as the basis of the character still but instead the character would be a martial artist. A good example is my own character, Aoi. While I'm bound by game mechanics to look exactly like a Machinist, she isn't one. She'd be somewhere between gunslinger and gun mage. Which sounds a lot like Machinist, looks a lot like a machinist, and is supported by Machinist lore, but isn't a Machinist. Sorry, no cool robots for me. D:
Which all of this is a longer version of what McBeef said pretty much. However, I found your story intriguing and would love my alt to possibly come in contact with this character. I think it might be interesting for the both of them.