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Message: <blockquote data-quote="xenoflare" data-source="post: 1868929" data-attributes="member: 12431">oopsand there i was, ranting..  Monks in the game world i'm playing in - er, most of the monks so far have been played by me haha in this game.  in the Shou Empire, monks fulfil the role of teachers, peasant heroes usually, for the good guys. Monastaries are built to be schools for children to learn basic reading/ writing, where genealogical records are held and religious ceremonies are held, and where martial arts are taught. As the embodiment of mortal will, monks are the intermediaries with the spirits and outsiders as much as priests are - they represent mortals, and the pinnacle of what mortals can achieve, and hence gain respect from outsiders. In the mortal sphere, monks sally forth to punish corrupt officials and bandit kings in the name of Heaven's Law - they are living embodiments of the Wheel of Karma. Mystic and esoteric knowledge is taught in the inner sanctums of the halls of isolated monasteries, where shamans, psions, and monks debate on theological and philosophical concepts.  for the bad guys, however, monks seem to have found a niche as the "evil assasin" or "funny flunkies en masse" a la Putty Patrol in the Power Rangers. Somehow the idea of a lot of people in funny costumes tumbling and kicking PCs seems to appeal to my DM a lot for flunky combat, and the idea of evil martial artists with immense destructive power at the mere touch of a palm resonates strongly with a lot of badass movies and stories.  Elsewhere, there're martial monks of Heironeous who multiclass with paladin levels, wandering the demon-stricken deserts with longsword and fist scouring the land of filth and woe. There're psychic fists of zuoken guarding the secrets to epic lore and seeking their lost master. There're monk bodyguards of alchemist scholars whose knowledge of arcana, philosophy, and ability to evade explosions make them very helpful assistants in the laboratory. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-P" title="Stick out tongue    :-P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":-P" />Just a bit to spice up the board, a little bit about "New York", so as to speak, haha.Yours Sincerely,shao</blockquote>

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