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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 8000573" data-attributes="member: 18">Ok, so what, specifically, would be added in your view? That's my question.We have Monks (including Kensei). We have Samurai. Bushi are covered by Champions or BMs. Sohei are covered by Clerics (because Clerics aren't restricted the way they once were). Ninjas could be a Rogue subclass, but aren't really a separate thing. Wu Jen are just eccentric Wizards or Sorcerers. An Honor system is already in the DMG. What else would be added?Theros is only coming because it's already a Magic setting, and they have specific stuff they can deliver with it - &quot;Mythic Monsters&quot; seems to be the main deal. Also for unclear reasons ancient world stuff is kind of zeitgeist-y at the moment (hence the half-dozen other 3PP books with similar settings out or coming out).I don't think we'll see WotC to an Egyptian-themed setting, nor Greyhawk. They barely did the Forgotten Realms, and only because it's so extremely popular!Also what even are &quot;Asian themes&quot;? That's such a confusing thing to say. I've been watching anime, wuxia, hong kong movies, Japanese movies and so on since I was like, a little kid (before D&amp;D), and still watch a lot of media from Asia. I don't see any themes that are prevalent there that aren't prevalent here. That's why Asian media has been so successful in part - because as soon you get past the language barrier and aesthetic elements, the culture is immediately understandable and relatable. No-one is all that unusually. Maybe there's a little more of a focus on etiquette and honor, but cut to 50-100 years earlier in the West, and you see the same focus on etiquette and honor (certainly in Britain, you do).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 8000573, member: 18"] Ok, so what, [I]specifically[/I], would be added in your view? That's my question. We have Monks (including Kensei). We have Samurai. Bushi are covered by Champions or BMs. Sohei are covered by Clerics (because Clerics aren't restricted the way they once were). Ninjas could be a Rogue subclass, but aren't really a separate thing. Wu Jen are just eccentric Wizards or Sorcerers. An Honor system is already in the DMG. What else would be added? Theros is only coming because it's [I]already[/I] a Magic setting, and they have specific stuff they can deliver with it - "Mythic Monsters" seems to be the main deal. Also for unclear reasons ancient world stuff is kind of zeitgeist-y at the moment (hence the half-dozen other 3PP books with similar settings out or coming out). I don't think we'll see WotC to an Egyptian-themed setting, nor Greyhawk. They [I]barely[/I] did the Forgotten Realms, and only because it's so extremely popular! Also what even are "Asian themes"? That's such a confusing thing to say. I've been watching anime, wuxia, hong kong movies, Japanese movies and so on since I was like, a little kid (before D&D), and still watch a lot of media from Asia. I don't see [I]any[/I] themes that are prevalent there that aren't prevalent here. That's why Asian media has been so successful in part - because as soon you get past the language barrier and aesthetic elements, the culture is immediately understandable and relatable. No-one is all that unusually. Maybe there's a little more of a focus on etiquette and honor, but cut to 50-100 years earlier in the West, and you see the same focus on etiquette and honor (certainly in Britain, you do). [/QUOTE]

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