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<blockquote data-quote="Nyaricus" data-source="post: 2808471" data-attributes="member: 35678">Excuse me, but i am not a &quot;Euro-Purist&quot; by any measure - simply, i want historical actuality in my games, as close as a fantasy game can get. I don't mind that D&amp;D &quot;pays homage&quot; (where none was asked - they simply wanted a &quot;cool class&quot; in it, thanks for the link on WotC website abve) to Asian culture - but they did that with Oriental Adventures. Why could the monk not have just stayed there? Becasue the executive decision was to have a &quot;cool class&quot;. Pretty lame excuse, actually.D&amp;D isn't perfect by any means, but the fact is that it is European-inspired and themed. We have Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, Halfings and Orcs - all of which are Euroean folklore staples and some which were created by an individual who studied European legends and folklore for ideas for his Middle Earth. D&amp;D is not an asian game by any means - other than the &quot;cool class&quot;. The excuse given that D&amp;D has it own &quot;mythos&quot; of a sorts is lame - while it does have this to a point, i dont think that ideas have meshed so much that we can honestly say that certain things presented make sense or wouldn't make us raise an eyebrow or two.I am NOT an anti-asian euro-purist - I am someone who thinks that on many levels the monk shouldn't have been included in the PHB and that it should become a class in OA.It is relevant. He answered back to you, and you reponded by being a flamer and shooting him down. Good job - want a cookie?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nyaricus, post: 2808471, member: 35678"] Excuse me, but i am not a "Euro-Purist" by any measure - simply, i want historical actuality in my games, as close as a fantasy game can get. I don't mind that D&D "pays homage" (where none was asked - they simply wanted a "cool class" in it, thanks for the link on WotC website abve) to Asian culture - but they did that with Oriental Adventures. Why could the monk not have just stayed there? Becasue the executive decision was to have a "cool class". Pretty lame excuse, actually. D&D isn't perfect by any means, but the fact is that it is European-inspired and themed. We have Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, Halfings and Orcs - all of which are Euroean folklore staples and some which were created by an individual who studied European legends and folklore for ideas for his Middle Earth. D&D is not an asian game by any means - other than the "cool class". The excuse given that D&D has it own "mythos" of a sorts is lame - while it does have this to a point, i dont think that ideas have meshed so much that we can honestly say that certain things presented make sense or wouldn't make us raise an eyebrow or two. I am NOT an anti-asian euro-purist - I am someone who thinks that on many levels the monk shouldn't have been included in the PHB and that it should become a class in OA. It is relevant. He answered back to you, and you reponded by being a flamer and shooting him down. Good job - want a cookie? [/QUOTE]

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