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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 8508050" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>I don't get this at all. First, there are good arabic genies too. But this is also comparing a class option with monsters. Monsters cover more cultural terrain because they can: there is space for it in the monster manual and players could be traveling all over the world. I think the move with paladins has been to make them more open to different cultures, so I think you could make them from virtually any D&amp;D culture at this point, but even if not, most settings that have a middle east, will also have new classes covering that culture. If playing characters from 'not the middle east' is an option and all of the available class options are evil stereotypes, fair enough, that is certainly a potential issue. But if they are a mix of noble and not so noble character classes like you have for the standard ones in the PHB, I don't se an issue. Perhaps the core book could use more options so you can have those to draw on when you build your world: I am all for that. I don't see an issue with a section on classes from different fantasy cultures that aren't just European based, because most GMs probably have lots of those in their settings at this point. So it would be useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 8508050, member: 85555"] I don't get this at all. First, there are good arabic genies too. But this is also comparing a class option with monsters. Monsters cover more cultural terrain because they can: there is space for it in the monster manual and players could be traveling all over the world. I think the move with paladins has been to make them more open to different cultures, so I think you could make them from virtually any D&D culture at this point, but even if not, most settings that have a middle east, will also have new classes covering that culture. If playing characters from 'not the middle east' is an option and all of the available class options are evil stereotypes, fair enough, that is certainly a potential issue. But if they are a mix of noble and not so noble character classes like you have for the standard ones in the PHB, I don't se an issue. Perhaps the core book could use more options so you can have those to draw on when you build your world: I am all for that. I don't see an issue with a section on classes from different fantasy cultures that aren't just European based, because most GMs probably have lots of those in their settings at this point. So it would be useful. [/QUOTE]

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