Monk/oriental style fighter

[mystraschosen]

Hey I am starting a new character up for one of my games and was wondering if anybody had opinions on which class to play?I have access to Oriental Adventures and Rokugan d20,and sword and fist.So shoot away guys,cause I am in between and can't really choose...I will only be 4th lvl so....

 

[dave_o]

I love me some Shugenja's.

 

[mystraschosen]

Yeah that class looked sweet to me too,but I am concerned on what is the funnest,best class to play.Mechanics wise.So if you have personal first hand info on what not to play or what to play,let it fly.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

All the classes from OA have been fun from what I've seen. My favorite is definatly Crane Clan Samurai. Go Iaijutsu Master and all will bow before your power.
Other than the, Moks obviously do well in an OA styled game...Sohei are an interesting play since its an "Almost-Paladin".

 

[mystraschosen]

Actually it is not a oa style game it is a straight dnd,but I am kinda bored of the regular classes and was looking for the coolest oriental style class to play.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Actually it is not a oa style game it is a straight dnd,but I am kinda bored of the regular classes and was looking for the coolest oriental style class to play.

Depending on the world, that could make things a bit harder. Sohei end up relying on their monastery a lot, and Samurai have the problem of being tied to their Lord. If your DM would allow you to be a Ronin Samurai, the Lord problem is solved, but you could also just have it as being assigned on some kind of "Learn about this place" job from your Lord. That's how we did it with the Samurai in my campaign.
They're all fun to play, but some just don't fit into the "regular D&D" world without work.

 

[mystraschosen]

Yeah so I am going with a Samurai,but my dm is going to let my clan still play into it for roleplay purpose.He is also going to let me pick freely between clan feats which rocks.I am going to be dragon clan with daisho technique to start,what can I say I love the dual wield.

 

[Dr. Strangemonkey]

The Courtier class is very very cool. Let's you add lots of nifty new tactics, and since you get a super buff Samurai cohort at a fairly low level you gain access to the Samurai fun regardless.