I've been watching too much The Borgias recently, and although it's out of the usual time frame for ACKS, here is The Bravo, a duellist.
http://malapropisms2.blogspot.ca/2012/05/simple-custom-acks-class.html
And the Buckler -- a small shield for duellists that won't be of much use to untrained warriors.
Buckler / 7gp / +0 AC))
A buckler is too small to be used as an effective shield. However anyone who has Fighting Style Two Weapons may equip a buckler even if they may not normally equip a shield, and gain a +1 AC bonus instead of a +1 to attack throws. Fighting Style Weapon and Shield works as printed, making bucklers effective for them as well.
**Essentially a buckler counts as an off-hand parrying weapon, instead of an offensive weapon.Air Max 1 Master
I really like your Bravo class. Good fun! I could see myself playing one.
Thanks! It was fun to play around with +/- customs. I think a couple of the level-names need improvement, and in a "dungeon" a Fighter or a Thief would do a better job, but if you were running a very urban game I think the Bravo would hold his own.
Curious about switching to the thief saves...and paying two customs for it. Fighters end up with the best saves overall.
Two reasons.
1) As a class the duellist really should focus on Dexterity -- rapid movement and flexibility are key to the styles practiced by lightly armoured urban warriors. And by adding a suite of Thief tricks made the connection seem even more sensible.
2) Although I would have to create a host of new stronghold actions for Salle/Dojo/"Duelling Schools" I didn't want Bravos turning into Fighters in the Conqueror tier, and castling up.
And my EXp costs may be off -- I may have missed a line or two of relevant text! :)
Also, I think your xp chart might be off. When a 2 point Fighter build sells back weapons and armor and styles it increases your xp by 150 per sell back.
Anyway, I do really like the idea and the class is otherwise really good.
I like this. Seems better than the variation of the same concept I worked on.
That's really really nice and characterful. Most excellent.