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[FrostyNSO]

This Christmas, my sister got me a DVD of an old japanese movie called "Zatoichi 3 : New Tale of Zatoichi!" or something like that. Well anyways, I got to thinking that a blind swordsman might be a pretty interesting character to play, but I have no idea how this could be done, and still stand a chance in a fight, especially when your opponents could be pointing pistols (or worse) at you.

I pretty much figured, this has to be an adept and he will have the "Blind" flaw.

Blind Fighting is the first power I think I'd need.

Now blind fighting actually applies to those who are blind, right? Not just for people in no-light situations?

I was also looking into Astral Perception. However, from how it reads in the books, this wouldn't be so useful in a fight, and on top of that, you are looking at +2 modifiers to all your actions while perceiving.
Does anybody know anymore about this?

I'm also thinking an "Aptitude" edge in edged weapons would be needed. Our group usually never uses this edge, but I think it'd be permissible in this situation.

So now, does anybody have any ideas to help me make my Blind Swordsman in such a way that he could be survivable???

[BookWyrm]

.....and if you think Zatoichi 3 is good, find & watch the entire series. You'll see why Tarantino, Kurosawa & so many others tell people this is one of the major influences on their styles.
Also, there was a small film called "Blind Fury" with Rutger Hauer in it. VERY Zatoichi-like.