angelfromanotherpin wrote:Talisman wrote:Shall I respond with a list of heroic sword-wielders?
Actually, I
would like to see this list of heroes who use swords, never touch ranged weapons, and never fly.
Now you're extrapolating from what I originally said.
I
never said that a swordsman could
never use a bow. Or fly. What I said was that a melee specialist
should be a viable option: that is, you shouldn't have to play Superman or Cyclops to be an effective character.
Having said that, I'll gladly come back with a list of melee specialist who
rarely use a ranged weapon or fly - because melee is their specialty, and they still manage to be effective and heroic.
I don't know why Bellerophon is cheaper than Perseus or any of those other Greek bastards.
All right...you got me on Bellerophon. Still, one flying-ranged hero doesn't prove anything either way.
DNAngel features 2 angel guys who fly around and shoot energy beams at each other. But there are pletny fo other anime, and western cartoons, with flying magic-shooting heroes.
Anime is its own special subgenre, and even the melee specialists either fly or jump so high they might as well be flying.
Pern? Yeah, the fungus are a major threat, but they fight their share of humans as well. Often this involves dismounting and knife-fighting, but they've also been known to teleport in on thier dragons to show the groundpounders who's boss. Very D&D. Regardless, there are plenty of toher dragonriders. Take Eragon.
Hey, they dismount and knife-fight - instead of strafing the ground-bound enemies with dragonfire.
Jesus has Water Walking, which is as good as flight for pwning sowrdsmen.
Now that's balderdash. Water walking is great -
if you're near water, and
if[/i] the swordsman has no cover to get behind. It's certainly far less flexible than flight.