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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kankichi" data-source="post: 2464409" data-attributes="member: 11319">I suggested going with the three generic classes from Unearthed Arcana, because I think it would be easier to encompass the variety of roles that were being discussed and at the same time keeping it simple.  The generic magic user gets around the divine/arcane thing, the generic expert gets around the variety of skill specialists, and the generic warrior allows for unarmed and armed variants.  We would simply need to rename the classes with the appropriate polynesian/oceanic name and give it background.  Then we could focus on all the rest to create the atmosphere and flavor of the setting.  I was actually looking at what Oriental Adventures did to evoke the flavor of Asia and still try to keep some of the D&D classes.  So I know its possible.  I just think it might be more work than it is worth.  Of the eleven classes in the PHB, the ones I think would fit would be barbarian, bard (Hula instructor/Kumu Hula/Kahuna), cleric (kahuna), fighter, ranger, and rogue.  The Dragon Article and that link with all those wonderful texts are great.  They are very much in line with what I have learned while I was growing up.  Mythology texts on Hawaii are hard to find.  Although there are a couple of fun ghost story books by Glenn Grant, if anyone can find them.  He was a local storyteller who collected those stories which sometimes coincided with Hawaiian myth.  He printed a couple of ghost story collection, which you might be able to find around.  In terms of races, I was thinking that humans would be the only one.  As far as I know Hawaii and Polynesia/Oceania by extension doesn't have the same kind of tradition as other areas with gnomes, elves, and the like.  We have Menehune, but perhaps they would be better relegated to being like faeries, as they were said to have rather fantastic building skills.  Menehune have a mixed place in Hawaii, they are considered mischievous and hard working.  Very much like gnomes, gremlins, or dwarves.  If something goes missing here, we sometimes say "Did a little Menehune walk away with it?"  Or are we planning to invent new races?  I'm just trying to figure out where we are headed.</blockquote>

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