[MUD-Dev2] Class names

Dana V. Baldwin dbaldwin at playnet.com
Wed Apr 2 10:05:38 CEST 2008


Ricky C wrote:
> What would be a good name for a class of characters that primarily use
> polearms?
>   
Pikemen? Phalanx?
> Also, is there a better name than "ranger" for an user of 'ranged' weapons?
>   
Well rangers are typically wilderness fighters and scouts. They "range 
about" not "shoot ranged weapons".

Archer should work best here I'd think. It speaks exactly to what an 
archer is (arcus) but Sagittarii might be more fun!

Class by weapon is sometimes hard because IRL most troops used a variety 
of weapons based on the situation or state of the encounter which is 
often poorly translated to the game format. Point blank shot probably 
doesn;t work as well in a real bear attack as drop the bow and grab the 
knife!



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