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<blockquote data-quote="karolusb" data-source="post: 5330148" data-attributes="member: 83359"><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Without being sure if you mean direct conversions of some previous edition of oriental adventures, or simply a good flavor of the east, I will answer to the latter. Does everything have to map to exactly one thing?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I really like the essentials assassin as ninja (the original not as much). </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Monk - I might add psions to represent the more contemplative monks. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Samurai - There is a lot of room here. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Any Era: Warlord, Brawler Fighter, Great weapon fighter</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Heian- - Ranger (especially archer builds). Mounted combat a big plus. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Kamakura</span></span><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> through Sengoku – Battlerager Fighter. Mounted combat occasional</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Edo+</span></span><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> - Two weapon Ranger/fighter, duelist rogue. Armor and mounted combat less common. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Yakuza came around much later, so they don't generally fit with my concepts of the genre, that said rogue seems fine, I am not sure what bard adds to the picture, though if you like bard go with either/both</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sohei, I would likely go with both paladin and avenger, they are depicted with everything from monks robes to full armor, depending on era and temple. Give em a naginata (glaive) either way and you are good to go. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Kensai - anyone who twinks his character . Swordmage could work, though I think the teleporting etc would be problematic for me, light armored warriors who are masters of thier weapons. Sounds like a reskin of the Avenger mechanics to me. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Wu Jen - Sorcerer and Wizard both do fine here. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Shugenja - The term is used for so many things. Warden (as the yamabushi), cleric/shaman/invoker as the crazy hermit. I would probably separate Yamabushi (as wardens) from shugenja (as shaman/invoker) but that’s just me. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Mahoutsukai - Warlock. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Onmyoji - Invoker/Cleric. In later eras They are replaced with Buddhist and Shinto priests (clerics and shaman in my eyes respectively). </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As you might guess I have no problem with one class covering multiple social positions, and social positions covering multiple classes. Best of luck with the game </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="karolusb, post: 5330148, member: 83359"] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Without being sure if you mean direct conversions of some previous edition of oriental adventures, or simply a good flavor of the east, I will answer to the latter. Does everything have to map to exactly one thing?[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]I really like the essentials assassin as ninja (the original not as much). [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Monk - I might add psions to represent the more contemplative monks. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Samurai - There is a lot of room here. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Any Era: Warlord, Brawler Fighter, Great weapon fighter[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Heian- - Ranger (especially archer builds). Mounted combat a big plus. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Kamakura[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] through Sengoku – Battlerager Fighter. Mounted combat occasional[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Edo+[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] - Two weapon Ranger/fighter, duelist rogue. Armor and mounted combat less common. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Yakuza came around much later, so they don't generally fit with my concepts of the genre, that said rogue seems fine, I am not sure what bard adds to the picture, though if you like bard go with either/both[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Sohei, I would likely go with both paladin and avenger, they are depicted with everything from monks robes to full armor, depending on era and temple. Give em a naginata (glaive) either way and you are good to go. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Kensai - anyone who twinks his character . Swordmage could work, though I think the teleporting etc would be problematic for me, light armored warriors who are masters of thier weapons. Sounds like a reskin of the Avenger mechanics to me. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Wu Jen - Sorcerer and Wizard both do fine here. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Shugenja - The term is used for so many things. Warden (as the yamabushi), cleric/shaman/invoker as the crazy hermit. I would probably separate Yamabushi (as wardens) from shugenja (as shaman/invoker) but that’s just me. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Mahoutsukai - Warlock. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Onmyoji - Invoker/Cleric. In later eras They are replaced with Buddhist and Shinto priests (clerics and shaman in my eyes respectively). [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]As you might guess I have no problem with one class covering multiple social positions, and social positions covering multiple classes. Best of luck with the game [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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