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1d4chan>Piroko at 21:10, 24 September 2022

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	The iconic gladiator in most peoples' minds stems from basic knowledge of the [[Roman Empire]], in which they were hugely popular. Misconceptions about the empire fuelled by old "swords & sandals" films further fuel beliefs about gladiators, like that they were regularly expected to kill each other for the amusement of the baying hordes of spectators. In actual fact, true gladiators of the Roman Empire were probably closer to professional wrestlers today; they did fight, and they did bleed, but a lot of what they did was staged for entertainment purposes. Gladiators were big money makers, but they also ''cost'' a fortune to train up in the first place; death matches in a Colosseum were usually fought between executed criminals - it was ''very'' rare for a professional gladiator to fight to the death. Nonetheless, the image of a scarred, battered thug who kills to survive or for money as decadent nobles cheer him on remains embedded in the collective consciousness.		The iconic gladiator in most peoples' minds stems from basic knowledge of the [[Roman Empire]], in which they were hugely popular. Misconceptions about the empire fuelled by old "swords & sandals" films further fuel beliefs about gladiators, like that they were regularly expected to kill each other for the amusement of the baying hordes of spectators. In actual fact, true gladiators of the Roman Empire were probably closer to professional wrestlers today; they did fight, and they did bleed, but a lot of what they did was staged for entertainment purposes. Gladiators were big money makers, but they also ''cost'' a fortune to train up in the first place; death matches in a Colosseum were usually fought between executed criminals - it was ''very'' rare for a professional gladiator to fight to the death. Nonetheless, the image of a scarred, battered thug who kills to survive or for money as decadent nobles cheer him on remains embedded in the collective consciousness.

	Roman Gladiators came in a number of archetypes, like stock characters: there was the popular Murmillo, who fought with sword and shield and wore a distinctive closed helmet, the retiarius who fought with a trident and net, or the venator, who mostly fought wild animals. Unfortunately, archaeology suggests most classes fought only a limited selection of other classes instead of any class fighting any other class.		Roman Gladiators came in a number of archetypes, like stock characters: there was the popular Murmillo, who fought with sword and shield and wore a distinctive closed helmet, the retiarius who fought with a trident and net, or the venator, who mostly fought wild animals (Hispania was really into that last one, which evolved into modern bullfighting). Unfortunately, archaeology suggests most classes fought only a limited selection of other classes instead of any class fighting any other class.

	A slight note on the Latin if you're curious: Latin is a gendered language. The "Tor" in "gladiators" refers to the gender of the person. That's why a female "gladiator" would be more properly called a "gladiatrix", the "trix" means woman. It's also why Dominatrix ends with the "trix", it's a woman "trix" dominating "Domina". Many such words derived from Latin, like Senator, have lost this distinction in modern English.		A slight note on the Latin if you're curious: Latin is a gendered language. The "Tor" in "gladiators" refers to the gender of the person. That's why a female "gladiator" would be more properly called a "gladiatrix", the "trix" means woman. It's also why Dominatrix ends with the "trix", it's a woman "trix" dominating "Domina". Many such words derived from Latin, like Senator, have lost this distinction in modern English.

1d4chan>Piroko at 21:00, 24 September 2022

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	[[image:Colosseum.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|right\|LET'S GET READY TO RUUUUUMMBBBBLLLEEE!!!]]		[[image:Colosseum.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|right\|LET'S GET READY TO RUUUUUMMBBBBLLLEEE!!!]]
	{{topquote\|ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED~~!? IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE~~!?\|Gladiator}}		{{topquote\|ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?\|Gladiator}}
	A '''Gladiator''' is a combination of a fighter and a performer, being a character who partakes in live combat displays for the entertainment of a crowd. Gladiators are usually associated with slavery, as risking one's life for money is seen as the sort of thing usually only a crazy or desperately poor person would do if they had the choice.		A '''Gladiator''' is a combination of a fighter and a performer, being a character who partakes in live combat displays for the entertainment of a crowd. Gladiators are usually associated with slavery, as risking one's life for money is seen as the sort of thing usually only a crazy or desperately poor person would do if they had the choice.

1d4chan>Piroko at 20:59, 24 September 2022

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			[[image:Colosseum.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|right\|LET'S GET READY TO RUUUUUMMBBBBLLLEEE!!!]]
	{{topquote\|ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!? IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE!?\|Gladiator}}		{{topquote\|ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!? IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE!?\|Gladiator}}
	A '''Gladiator''' is a combination of a fighter and a performer, being a character who partakes in live combat displays for the entertainment of a crowd. Gladiators are usually associated with slavery, as risking one's life for money is seen as the sort of thing usually only a crazy or desperately poor person would do if they had the choice.		A '''Gladiator''' is a combination of a fighter and a performer, being a character who partakes in live combat displays for the entertainment of a crowd. Gladiators are usually associated with slavery, as risking one's life for money is seen as the sort of thing usually only a crazy or desperately poor person would do if they had the choice.

1d4chan>Piroko at 20:54, 24 September 2022

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			{{topquote\|ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!? IS THIS NOT WHY YOU ARE HERE!?\|Gladiator}}
	A '''Gladiator''' is a combination of a fighter and a performer, being a character who partakes in live combat displays for the entertainment of a crowd. Gladiators are usually associated with slavery, as risking one's life for money is seen as the sort of thing usually only a crazy or desperately poor person would do if they had the choice.		A '''Gladiator''' is a combination of a fighter and a performer, being a character who partakes in live combat displays for the entertainment of a crowd. Gladiators are usually associated with slavery, as risking one's life for money is seen as the sort of thing usually only a crazy or desperately poor person would do if they had the choice.

1d4chan>Memememememe at 09:50, 24 September 2022

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	A '''Gladiator''' is a combination of a fighter and a performer, being a character who partakes in live combat displays for the entertainment of a crowd. Gladiators are usually associated with slavery, as risking one's life for money is seen as the sort of thing usually only a crazy person would do if they had the choice.		A '''Gladiator''' is a combination of a fighter and a performer, being a character who partakes in live combat displays for the entertainment of a crowd. Gladiators are usually associated with slavery, as risking one's life for money is seen as the sort of thing usually only a crazy or desperately poor person would do if they had the choice.

	The iconic gladiator in most peoples' minds stems from basic knowledge of the [[Roman Empire]], in which they were hugely popular. Misconceptions about the empire fuelled by old "swords & sandals" films further fuel beliefs about gladiators, like that they were regularly expected to kill each other for the amusement of the baying hordes of spectators. In actual fact, true gladiators of the Roman Empire were probably closer to professional wrestlers today; they did fight, and they did bleed, but a lot of what they did was staged for entertainment purposes. Gladiators were big money makers, but they also ''cost'' a fortune to train up in the first place; death matches in a Colosseum were usually fought between executed criminals - it was ''very'' rare for a professional gladiator to fight to the death. Nonetheless, the image of a scarred, battered thug who kills to survive or for money as decadent nobles cheer him on remains embedded in the collective consciousness.		The iconic gladiator in most peoples' minds stems from basic knowledge of the [[Roman Empire]], in which they were hugely popular. Misconceptions about the empire fuelled by old "swords & sandals" films further fuel beliefs about gladiators, like that they were regularly expected to kill each other for the amusement of the baying hordes of spectators. In actual fact, true gladiators of the Roman Empire were probably closer to professional wrestlers today; they did fight, and they did bleed, but a lot of what they did was staged for entertainment purposes. Gladiators were big money makers, but they also ''cost'' a fortune to train up in the first place; death matches in a Colosseum were usually fought between executed criminals - it was ''very'' rare for a professional gladiator to fight to the death. Nonetheless, the image of a scarred, battered thug who kills to survive or for money as decadent nobles cheer him on remains embedded in the collective consciousness.

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	An archetype that any class can take to extenuate a charismatic pit fighter. You gain bonuses when spectators are around as you wow them with your killing and showmanship. Also, get some exotic weapons and learn how to non-lethal better.		An archetype that any class can take to extenuate a charismatic pit fighter. You gain bonuses when spectators are around as you wow them with your killing and showmanship. Also, get some exotic weapons and learn how to non-lethal better. [[List of Archetypes in Pathfinder Second Edition#Acrobat\|see more]]
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	==Pathfinder 2nd==		==Pathfinder 2nd==
	An archetype that any class can take to extenuate a charismatic pit fighter. You gain bonuses when spectators are around as you wo them with your killing and showmanship. Also, get some exotic weapons and learn how to non-lethal better.		An archetype that any class can take to extenuate a charismatic pit fighter. You gain bonuses when spectators are around as you wow them with your killing and showmanship. Also, get some exotic weapons and learn how to non-lethal better.
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1d4chan>Agiletek at 06:22, 25 September 2020

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	The iconic gladiator in most peoples' minds stems from basic knowledge of the [[Roman Empire]], in which they were hugely popular. Misconceptions about the empire fuelled by old "swords & sandals" films further fuel beliefs about gladiators, like that they were regularly expected to kill each other for the amusement of the baying hordes of spectators. In actual fact, true gladiators of the Roman Empire were probably closer to professional wrestlers today; they did fight, and they did bleed, but a lot of what they did was staged for entertainment purposes. Gladiators were big money makers, but they also ''cost'' a fortune to train up in the first place; death matches in a Colosseum were usually fought between executed criminals - it was ''very'' rare for a professional gladiator to fight to the death. Nonetheless, the image of a scarred, battered thug who kills to survive or for money as decadent nobles cheer him on remains embedded in the collective consciousness.		The iconic gladiator in most peoples' minds stems from basic knowledge of the [[Roman Empire]], in which they were hugely popular. Misconceptions about the empire fuelled by old "swords & sandals" films further fuel beliefs about gladiators, like that they were regularly expected to kill each other for the amusement of the baying hordes of spectators. In actual fact, true gladiators of the Roman Empire were probably closer to professional wrestlers today; they did fight, and they did bleed, but a lot of what they did was staged for entertainment purposes. Gladiators were big money makers, but they also ''cost'' a fortune to train up in the first place; death matches in a Colosseum were usually fought between executed criminals - it was ''very'' rare for a professional gladiator to fight to the death. Nonetheless, the image of a scarred, battered thug who kills to survive or for money as decadent nobles cheer him on remains embedded in the collective consciousness.

	Roman Gladiators came in a number of archetypes, like stock characters: there was the popular Murmillo, who fought with sword and shield and wore a distinctive closed helmet, the retiarius who fought with a trident and net, or the venator, who mostly fought wild animals.		Roman Gladiators came in a number of archetypes, like stock characters: there was the popular Murmillo, who fought with sword and shield and wore a distinctive closed helmet, the retiarius who fought with a trident and net, or the venator, who mostly fought wild animals. Unfortunately, archaeology suggests most classes fought only a limited selection of other classes instead of any class fighting any other class.

	A slight note on the Latin if you're curious: Latin is a gendered language. The "Tor" in "gladiators" refers to the gender of the person. That's why a female "gladiator" would be more properly called a "gladiatrix", the "trix" means woman. It's also why Dominatrix ends with the "trix", it's a woman "trix" dominating "Domina". Many such words derived from Latin, like Senator, have lost this distinction in modern English.		A slight note on the Latin if you're curious: Latin is a gendered language. The "Tor" in "gladiators" refers to the gender of the person. That's why a female "gladiator" would be more properly called a "gladiatrix", the "trix" means woman. It's also why Dominatrix ends with the "trix", it's a woman "trix" dominating "Domina". Many such words derived from Latin, like Senator, have lost this distinction in modern English.