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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2810586" data-attributes="member: 19675">Not at all.&nbsp; I'm looking at the mechanics of the class and tracing backwards to find the inspirational sources of the class.&nbsp; What I see screams &quot;ASIAN!&quot;Nah...not really.&nbsp; The Mongols were excellent horsemen and archers (esp. from horseback) who fought with skill rather than brute force and fear-inspiring frenzy.That said, I still view the barbarian as an aculturally inspired class.&nbsp; There are other legends throughout the world of fierce hand-to-hand combatants more concerned with depriving you of your head than saving a single hair on their own.&nbsp; The Contraries and Ghost Dance Warriors of Native American legend, the Boxers of China and many others- all rushed fearlessly into combat, even against impossible odds.Contrast that with the monk, which, as has been pointed out, is proficient with several exotic (Asian) weapons without spending any Feats on them and whose abilities show up more in Eastern-themed fiction than in Western.(BTW- I have NO problem calling them monks.&nbsp; Its accurate.)It BELONGS in Oriental Adventures.&nbsp; That's its home.Quoted for Truth, Justice and the American Way!Er...Quoted for truth and a nice analogy!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 2810586, member: 19675"] Not at all. I'm looking at the mechanics of the class and tracing backwards to find the inspirational sources of the class. What I see screams "ASIAN!" Nah...not really. The Mongols were excellent horsemen and archers (esp. from horseback) who fought with skill rather than brute force and fear-inspiring frenzy. That said, I still view the barbarian as an aculturally inspired class. There are other legends throughout the world of fierce hand-to-hand combatants more concerned with depriving you of your head than saving a single hair on their own. The Contraries and Ghost Dance Warriors of Native American legend, the Boxers of China and many others- all rushed fearlessly into combat, even against impossible odds. Contrast that with the monk, which, as has been pointed out, is proficient with several exotic (Asian) weapons without spending any Feats on them and whose abilities show up more in Eastern-themed fiction than in Western. (BTW- I have NO problem calling them monks. Its accurate.) It BELONGS in Oriental Adventures. That's its home. Quoted for Truth, Justice and the American Way! Er...Quoted for truth and a nice analogy! [/QUOTE]

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