Baklava said
It seems like there's a lot of mage characters, but it's actually fairly balanced.... Dillan, Oliver, and Alex are all completely non-magic. Anemos, Griga, and Zanya are all spellswords/spellfists with only Griga being an expert at both a combat skill and magic skill. Lynnette is the only spellcaster that doesn't have any other combat skill that can actually do damage. Arguably, Rissie and Teruk fall somewhere between those last two, since Rissie apparently doesn't carry her bow around and Teruk minors in pole arms and short blade. Nonetheless, it's kind of interesting that Chanda's character is the only one that uses armor. Kinda makes it all the more concerning to know that only Rissie has Medical Knowledge. I was mostly surprised to see that there were hardly any classic warrior-types. Like the whole sword and shield business, you know? We don't really have any Berserkers or Warriors-- I'd say most of them seem to be like a variation of a magic using and non-magic using rogues, but I don't know.I would simply categorize Lynnette as a Water/Shadow Mage. What would you categorize your character as?
I entertained the idea of creating a classic "knight" type, but, and I'm not sure why, a circus performer/roving vigilante seemed like a much funner prospect.
Anemos is definitely a "wind-monk" sort in combat, Wind/Bo combos are undeniably his modus operandi.
With a balanced combination of major acrobatic and athletic ability, he strikes quick and he strikes ruthless: In this way he's a lot different from Imprisoning War.
He isn't afraid to break a few bones if it means putting an enemy down, although he's still a none-lethalist at heart.
Because he insists on not killing, though, the acrobatics and athletics help him in becoming difficult to hit when it comes toe-to-toe.
That's also why he doesn't have any real armour training, though, because his combat style revolves around being quick, agile (which is also something that goes into his performing) and expertly versed in the use of his weapon, and is based on the idea of not giving the enemy the time or opening to attack.
The problem being that he's totally open to damage from a quicker opponent (lacking in armour skill and blocking skill), and he hasn't much of a chance when it comes to taking magic head-on, either. He's also not great at a distance, but fortunately he's good at disappearing (thank you, major in sneaking.)
Archetype wise, I suppose if I had to describe Anemos he'd be a "battle ready monk", although that's not factoring in the whole alter-ego thing, in which case
Batman.
