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<blockquote data-quote="Sadrik" data-source="post: 6193872" data-attributes="member: 14506">The Monk was in the 1e PHB and the 3e PHB, it was also in splat books in differing formats in 2e and 4e. In 1e I heard it was sort of a hey wouldn't it be neat if we had a kung fu master type character in there. So it was included.In 2e it was initially made a kit that could be attached to a cleric.In 3e we had an improved 1e class, but not hanged that muchIn 4e I believe it was a psychic characterWhat is the Monk to you? This recently came up in a discussion with Mearls in class groupings. He was not sure what the monk was and thought that it should default to warrior who punches, as opposed to warrior who swings a sword.How supernatural or not supernatural should the monk be? Should they jump 50' in the air, run along walls, speak every language, or ascend to some other worldly plane? Do they simply fight really good with unarmed combat? Ok now my opinion, I think they are like jedi. Why because I want to open up the class to include more than just eastern mysticism. I think they should use weapons, perhaps a special weapon like a jedi, but weapons. Kung fu masters use weapons too. We dont need a punching guy. I run up and punch the dragon for me is a real bummer for me. It does not fit into my idea of the world for me. That said, I think the monk can be expansive enough to include the oriental mysticism character too. Just like a warrior can be a samurai, or a knight, a monk could be a hermit or a duelist.So what is the monk to you and where does it fit?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sadrik, post: 6193872, member: 14506"] The Monk was in the 1e PHB and the 3e PHB, it was also in splat books in differing formats in 2e and 4e. In 1e I heard it was sort of a hey wouldn't it be neat if we had a kung fu master type character in there. So it was included. In 2e it was initially made a kit that could be attached to a cleric. In 3e we had an improved 1e class, but not hanged that much In 4e I believe it was a psychic character What is the Monk to you? This recently came up in a discussion with Mearls in class groupings. He was not sure what the monk was and thought that it should default to warrior who punches, as opposed to warrior who swings a sword. How supernatural or not supernatural should the monk be? Should they jump 50' in the air, run along walls, speak every language, or ascend to some other worldly plane? Do they simply fight really good with unarmed combat? Ok now my opinion, I think they are like jedi. Why because I want to open up the class to include more than just eastern mysticism. I think they should use weapons, perhaps a special weapon like a jedi, but weapons. Kung fu masters use weapons too. We dont need a punching guy. I run up and punch the dragon for me is a real bummer for me. It does not fit into my idea of the world for me. That said, I think the monk can be expansive enough to include the oriental mysticism character too. Just like a warrior can be a samurai, or a knight, a monk could be a hermit or a duelist. So what is the monk to you and where does it fit? [/QUOTE]

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