tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post2105316995468495738..comments2024-03-29T03:53:01.413-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Monk DissectionJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-65466238323646702672015-11-13T14:21:44.154-08:002015-11-13T14:21:44.154-08:00Check out Jim Wampler's podcast interview with...Check out Jim Wampler's podcast interview with Tim Kask to hear about the origin of the Monk: http://designersanddiscourses.com/2015/11/02/episode-2-tim-kask-and-the-dd-supplements/The Angry Monkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075199616086876028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-48627149212390882452015-11-13T07:50:23.550-08:002015-11-13T07:50:23.550-08:00Awesome! I'm glad I'm giving you food for ...Awesome! I'm glad I'm giving you food for thought (means my blog might be worth reading).<br /><br />Folks are going to want to tailor this stuff to their own campaigns and own editions anyway. Mine is tailored for Holmes, which I'm a bit enamored with at the moment.<br />; )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-23248649967454513482015-11-13T07:49:04.783-08:002015-11-13T07:49:04.783-08:00Huh. And here I was just thinking they were ALL go...Huh. And here I was just thinking they were ALL godless, and it was just the human (or half-human) element that was allowing them to commune with higher powers.<br /><br />Personally, I'd probably use the magic-user or witch (subclass of magic-user) to model witchdoctors and shamans.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-40935747238479070642015-11-13T06:40:31.989-08:002015-11-13T06:40:31.989-08:00Drat you have me rethinking all my classes again a...Drat you have me rethinking all my classes again an i have re-asked myself the same questions in your series<br /><br />I use a late 1st ed proficiency system so monk monks get lots of WP and NWP. I would offer them lots of strange "feat" type choices <br /><br />Im also influenced by the kensai and the sohei class in OA - both kind overlap the rolls I want monks to have. My idea of a monk is a martial artist with spiritual devotion to the art lets them do weird stuff. They could be like monks or bandits or temple guardians or wanderers. Different cultures and religions propagate them even in small amounts. They are mostly lightly armoured but some might learn to use armour. Mostly specialize in a single weapon or or exotic weapons or no weapons. I would offer example builds as different sects including a wussy scholar one that still needs to fight off vikings sometimes. One player did a pacifist monk who didn't hurt anyone. I really like your special attack instead of damage system makes them more usable than what i have been running <br /><br />I have had the dilemma of abilities vs spells with druid also - have been inspired by your views even if i still choose to do something else. I think if i did druids as a just a cleric variant id just offer different arms, armour and a non healing shape shift instead of turning in a package - i have different alignment druids up to all sorts of trouble in my setting like blood druids and death druids<br /><br />I look fwd to more of your classesKonsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-57790062481827630852015-11-13T06:14:34.664-08:002015-11-13T06:14:34.664-08:00Not the way I like it. Orcs are pig men (beast me...Not the way I like it. Orcs are pig men (beast men) who can have shamans and witchdoctors. So half orcs can be clerics. Elves are fairy tale beings who have no awe of the gods (no piety). So half elves are changeling or something similar.Darnizhaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005189125696185700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-18559445831425956412015-11-13T03:28:21.876-08:002015-11-13T03:28:21.876-08:00@ Darn:
Yeah, that's my thought. But if I let...@ Darn:<br /><br />Yeah, that's my thought. But if I let half-orcs become clerics, don't I need to allow half-elves, too?JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-88027328729179917992015-11-13T03:26:41.514-08:002015-11-13T03:26:41.514-08:00@ Tom:
Yeah, I read that on-line. Wasn't very...@ Tom:<br /><br />Yeah, I read that on-line. Wasn't very interested in checking it out, but maybe I should.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-65906127891851493492015-11-12T19:37:34.322-08:002015-11-12T19:37:34.322-08:00Interesting. I only allow human clerics also (an...Interesting. I only allow human clerics also (and half orcs I suppose) in my campaign. Monks human only.Darnizhaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005189125696185700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-54860525214304106762015-11-12T15:37:59.370-08:002015-11-12T15:37:59.370-08:00There were three PHBs for 4th Edition; the third w...There were three PHBs for 4th Edition; the third was mostly about psionics, and I think that's where you'd find a monk.Tom Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295247089905712338noreply@blogger.com