TheCosmicKid
Hero
So no dungeons or dragons in your Dungeons & Dragons campaign, then?I don't like tying game mechanics up with cultural artifact ideas--even ones that are supposedly from "popular entertainment". That doesn't work for me.
So no dungeons or dragons in your Dungeons & Dragons campaign, then?I don't like tying game mechanics up with cultural artifact ideas--even ones that are supposedly from "popular entertainment". That doesn't work for me.
I really don't get why people get so hung up on the names of game features. To me a class is just a collection of mechanical abilities that I can use to best realize whatever character concept I have in mid, nothing more and nothing less.
Then make it clear in no uncertain terms that they are.I would hate to have some player tell another player that they are not playing a real knight or Samurai if they don't choose that Archetype.
I think if they got away with the monk, the samurai should be fine.And, while it's often overblown, something like a ninja or samurai or whatever might create the appearance of 'orientalism' or 'cultural theft.' (Thus the side-bar disclaimer, I assume.)
Then make it clear in no uncertain terms that they are.
I think if they got away with the monk, the samurai should be fine.
I think the sidebar was so that players knew where the developers were gaining their inspiration from, popular culture as opposed to attempting historical accuracy.I agree that there's no need to get hung up on names, alone. Mechanical support for a very specific concept implied by the name is another matter, as it might restrict the usefulness of the archetype to cover other concepts. But, then, the last we heard from Mr. Mearls on the topic of the poor fighter before we saw these archetypes was that the BM & Champion were being called 'too generic.' (Just keep swing'n that pendulum, I guess.)
And, while it's often overblown, something like a ninja or samurai or whatever might create the appearance of 'orientalism' or 'cultural theft.' (Thus the side-bar disclaimer, I assume.)
So no dungeons or dragons in your Dungeons & Dragons campaign, then?