Many fans of Dungeons & Dragons are looking forward to stepping into different roles in the TTRPG. However, two well-known sword-fighting experts and their D&D group want to play themselves in a campaign. Before they start, though, they want to find out if they could even keep up with a Level 1 fighter in real life.
Who are the two swordsmen? We are talking about David Miller and Clark Simon, who are known together as Sellsword Arts. Both engage in fencing, historical martial arts, and the corresponding types of weapons on their social media channels, such as YouTube, but they are also big fans of Dungeons & Dragons. In their content, they love to blend both preferences into analytical yet humorous videos.
Together with other well-known content creators who call themselves “Min-Maxed”, they will soon be launching their own campaign where all characters will reflect their players’ class and expertise. However, before the campaign can start, David and Clark want to find out if they have what it takes to be a Level 1 fighter in real life.
Two experts want to achieve the lowest level of their profession
What skills do they want to test? To do justice to a Level 1 fighter, they will test three different skills:
- The mastery of three types of weapons, whether simple or martial weapons.
- A basic combat style talent.
- And of course: moving and attacking 30 feet (9 meters) within 6 seconds.
How do the two perform in these tasks? In their video, David and Clark from Sellsword Arts demonstrate that these three tasks do not pose a significant challenge for them.
Both can fight with (at least) 3 weapons while the background shows how many other weapon types they have in their repertoire.
The only difficulty with the talents is that they struggle to choose just one. The medals on the wall prove that there is definitely enough talent in the fighters.
And even the final test, being able to run 9 meters in 6 seconds and make one attack, does not seem to be a hurdle for them… even though the community finds something to complain about here.
Here you can see Sellsword Arts’ video on TikTok where the two want to prove themselves:
What does the community point out? In the comments, a user points out that – if one wants to be precise – the 9 meters must be covered at a walking pace, not running, as David demonstrates in the video.
If one wants to run, they have to sacrifice an action for “Dash” and then still make progress. With a standard movement rate of 9 meters, David would actually have to cover 18 meters in 6 seconds but could fairly forgo the attack action.
Other users explain, however, that only a few creatures in combat would use a walking speed, and the 9 meters could be regarded more as a range than a speed.
In general, users on TikTok are convinced that the two could definitely be suitable as level 1 fighters, even good enough to be at least level 2.
This attempt by the two fighters is not the first time that rules from Dungeons & Dragons have been questioned and tested by experts. A D&D fan and martial arts artist wondered whether it would be realistic to make 8 attacks in 6 seconds, even as a high-level fighter: A longsword expert explains whether 8 attacks in 6 seconds are realistic in Dungeons & Dragons
