I actually suggest taking advantage OS the swashbuckler's ability to learn florentine at first level. When I started, I had 1h edge, small, florentine, as well as literacy and advanced literacy, thus allowing me to use scrolls. Also try to learn parry as soon as possible, defense skills are never a bad thing to have.
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Father Elric Ashby, Artificer, Priest of Galladel, Master of the Adventurer's guild, Warden of the Phokus.
Dr. Viktor Solvei, Pioneer Surgeon
OOG Benjamin Oakley, New Player Marshal... of doom