Nord Deserter

[Mr_Moustashio]

Hi,
I had a quite similar idea, so I will develop mine, If you don't mind.

Creating a new class, even if I was thinking about a swadian one, which looks like Huscarls, could be great.
Features :
- good at 1h, shield, throwing AXES, able to wear quite good armor, but good in athletics anyway.
- looks like skirm class at first glance (same melee/range balance)
- while skirms are good at polearms and throw javelins, 'huscarls' are good at 1h and throw axes.
- while skirms are fast, huscarls are more like 'heavy infantry'.

Note that the main three swadian team functions are : shield, slash, shoot at range ;
Commandos can either shield or slash
Pikemen can either shoot or slash
I seems interesting that 'huscarls' could either shoot or shield. (Even if they are also good warriors with 1h weapon and shield). And it will enable commandos to slash a bit more often.

Personal opinion : when I started playing NI I was about to choose skirm class, thinking about a heavy soldier good at throwing, 1handed weapon and shield, when I realized the 4th tier was "pikeman". Too bad ! .So I chose commando.

I don't think that will unbalance the class system ; it won't make the class system more complicated, it will only diversify swadian army.

Wouldn't it be easier to just become sergeant and heavy skirmisher and just equip the weapons and armor that you are talking about.