Ragnarok Online/Swordsman

The Swordsman is the master of melee, having the skills to receive minimal damage and restore HP while dishing out lots of damage. The preferred weapon of choice is, obviously, a sword (one-handed or two-handed). Swordmen can also use spears; however, it is recommended for them to wait until they reach their second job before using spears. Upon reaching Job Lv 40, a Swordsman can become a Knight, using spears or two-handed swords for a more offensive approach, or a Crusader, the more defensive path that uses shields or two-handed spears effectively.

Skill Builds
As one of the jobs that has a follow-up, the Swordsman skill build will often be dependent on what type of Knight or Crusader the Swordsman will be. In the case of Swordmen, the weapon of choice also matters a lot. Knights typically use Spears (Vitality types) or Two-Handed Swords (Agility types), while Crusaders use Swords (VIT) or Two-Handed Spears (AGI). Of those weapons, Swordmen have the Mastery skills for Swords and Two-Handed Swords. Since using one-handed swords will allow the usage of shields as well, unless a Swordsman plans on becoming a Two-Handed Sword Knight, he/she should master Sword Mastery. There can be hybrid skill builds which have points invested in both Mastery skills, but often they will not be at max skill level.

One-Handed Sword Skill Build

 * Sword Mastery (L10)
 * Increase HP Recovery (L10)
 * Bash (L10)
 * Provoke (L5)
 * Endure (L1)
 * 3~13 Skill Points Left

These are the minimum skills and skill levels; as you can see, it only uses up 36 out of at least 39 skill points. Make sure when learning skills as a Swordsman that you learn all the necessary prerequisite skills for skills you want to get as a Knight or Crusader; for example, if you want to get Counter Attack (Knight), you need Two-Handed Sword Mastery (L1).

Two-Handed Sword Skill Build

 * Sword Mastery (L1)
 * Two-Handed Sword Mastery (L10)
 * Increase HP Recovery (L10)
 * Bash (L10)
 * Provoke (L5)
 * Endure (L1)
 * 2~12 Skill Points Left

Suggestions for further skills: if you want to get Bowling Bash (Knight), you need Magnum Break (L3).

Job Change Quest
To change from a Novice to a Swordsman, you must go to the west building in Izlude and talk to the NPC at the front desk, then you must talk to the NPC at the left. He will teleport you to another room. Talk to the NPC at the front and you will get teleported to a cave like place. There, you must balance on bridges and walk across in ten minutes. If you fall you get teleported to a place where there are agrod monsters. You can get back but you will lose time. Then, at the final portal. You will see an NPC talk to her and you will get teleported back. Then, Talk to the first NPC and you'll become a swordsman/woman.