[Fantasy] Knightly Essentials

Kalzazz · 08-05-2016, 01:41 PM

What would be the essential skills a knight would have, that any aspiring knight should possess?

Flyndaran · 08-05-2016, 01:48 PM

Fantasy genres would adjust realistic needs and expectations quite a bit.
But what knight lacks a loyal squire or pack mule(s)? Whether Samwise, Jeeves, or Nodwick lead to very different sorts of interactions and play styles, I'd say.

johndallman · 08-05-2016, 01:58 PM

Basic uses a knight as its example of designing a template, on p446-449.

ericthered · 08-05-2016, 02:17 PM

riding, lance, sword, shield at the bare minimum. soldier or tactics, depending on time period and envisioned role in warfare.

That gives you at minimum a fairly brutish knight, but fairly brutish knights did hang around.

Tallor · 08-05-2016, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ericthered

Riding, Lance, Sword, Shield at the bare minimum. Soldier or Tactics, depending on time period and envisioned role in warfare.

That gives you at minimum a fairly brutish knight, but fairly brutish knights did hang around.

I would add Heraldry, since a knight needs to be able to identify other "houses" and factions--especially if they're foes!

Tallor · 08-05-2016, 04:22 PM

Wrestling is important in close-combat fights and to avoid being destroyed if one falls over (or off a horse) during battle. Likewise, Knife and Quick-Draw (Knife) to deliver killing blows in wrestling.

If we're talking fantasy, it's best to get Crossbow as well. It makes ranged combat more viable, and the mighty strength of the average knight makes a ranged crossbow attack a possibly combat-ending move.

Flyndaran · 08-05-2016, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tallor

I would add Heraldry, since a knight needs to be able to identify other "houses" and factions--especially if they're foes!

Savoir Faire; high society is a must for fantasy knights.
Current Affairs: Politics if only to put that heraldry in context.

Tallor · 08-05-2016, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Savoir Faire; high society is a must for fantasy knights.
Current Affairs: Politics if only to put that heraldry in context.

Ah! I like it! I'll add that to my knight template...

jason taylor · 08-05-2016, 06:35 PM

Tactics is optional-though there are examples in history of knights doing neat jobs there are also examples of them being blundering oafs.

Poetry is good but not necessary

Board Games(chess)

Some athletic skills. Stereotypically jousting as well as some imports like polo. Probably hunting.

Survival(forest),

Sex Appeal

Animal Empathy

Butchery(deer, boar): Perhaps a lot of the grunt work on a hunt will be done by drivers but knights had a fair knowledge of which organ was where and how to take it out.

jason taylor · 08-05-2016, 07:37 PM

Yrthrian knights seem to have different flavors depending on where they are from, which order they are pledged to, etc.

08-05-2016, 01:41 PM	#1
Kalzazz Join Date: Feb 2009	[Fantasy] Knightly Essentials What would be the essential skills a knight would have, that any aspiring knight should possess?

08-05-2016, 01:48 PM	#2
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: [Fantasy] Knightly Essentials Fantasy genres would adjust realistic needs and expectations quite a bit. But what knight lacks a loyal squire or pack mule(s)? Whether Samwise, Jeeves, or Nodwick lead to very different sorts of interactions and play styles, I'd say. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

08-05-2016, 01:58 PM	#3
johndallman Night Watchman Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cambridge, UK	Re: [Fantasy] Knightly Essentials Basic uses a knight as its example of designing a template, on p446-449. __________________ The Path of Cunning. Indexes: DFRPG Characters, Advantage of the Week, Disadvantage of the Week, Skill of the Week, Techniques.

08-05-2016, 02:17 PM	#4
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: [Fantasy] Knightly Essentials riding, lance, sword, shield at the bare minimum. soldier or tactics, depending on time period and envisioned role in warfare. That gives you at minimum a fairly brutish knight, but fairly brutish knights did hang around. __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!

08-05-2016, 04:22 PM	#6
Tallor Join Date: May 2016	Re: [Fantasy] Knightly Essentials Wrestling is important in close-combat fights and to avoid being destroyed if one falls over (or off a horse) during battle. Likewise, Knife and Quick-Draw (Knife) to deliver killing blows in wrestling. If we're talking fantasy, it's best to get Crossbow as well. It makes ranged combat more viable, and the mighty strength of the average knight makes a ranged crossbow attack a possibly combat-ending move.

08-05-2016, 06:35 PM	#9
jason taylor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon	Re: [Fantasy] Knightly Essentials Tactics is optional-though there are examples in history of knights doing neat jobs there are also examples of them being blundering oafs. Poetry is good but not necessary Board Games(chess) Some athletic skills. Stereotypically jousting as well as some imports like polo. Probably hunting. Survival(forest), Sex Appeal Animal Empathy Butchery(deer, boar): Perhaps a lot of the grunt work on a hunt will be done by drivers but knights had a fair knowledge of which organ was where and how to take it out. __________________ "The navy could probably win a war without coffee but would prefer not to try"-Samuel Eliot Morrison

08-05-2016, 07:37 PM	#10
jason taylor Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon	Re: [Fantasy] Knightly Essentials Yrthrian knights seem to have different flavors depending on where they are from, which order they are pledged to, etc. __________________ "The navy could probably win a war without coffee but would prefer not to try"-Samuel Eliot Morrison