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I think Athlete is much better than mystic. But my personal preference would be to axe the class and have an unarmed combat fighter...

The Theros setting referred to the Monk as an "Athlete", and this seems the essense of the class, inclluding the possibility of a...

Even if there is a Ravenloft "something" - possible, but far from certain, it's more likely to be an adventure than a book of species. I...

Appreciate the suggestion but that’s definitely not my bag. I prefer the illusion that everyone is playing by the same rules, rather...

Jim Hawkins is given a treasure map by a mysterious stranger in an inn. But there is no reason to suppose those diverse authors were...

I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that the use of towers for hunting was a couple of hundred years later. What got me...

Odysseus says “hold my retsina.”

So, what’s the origin of the trope “character eats food”? It’s perfectly reasonable to engage by pointing out an idea as clearly and...

I think the Monk should be renamed Athlete. The Asia-esque Monk and Shinobi, would be subclasses among other concepts involving athletic...

Something taken from reality does not have a singular origin. It's like asking "what is the origin of the trope of a character eating...

This follows the real world history of Egypt. Tombs were often robbed within a generation of them being occupied, sometimes by the...

It isn’t. It’s very limited in its ability to track plot variables. Which made The attempt to make a sand box in lost valley so bad. But...

Again, a reflection of reality, not something that was imagined in fiction then copied. Aside from leisure, before modern job...

Is "meeting in a tavern" actually traceable to the Gygaxian game, or did it just emerge spontaneously in many home games (where people...

Long before the 1970s! You are aware that “Roman times” was before the 7th century? My understanding is that in 1st century Rome, most...