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<blockquote data-quote="SkredlitheOgre" data-source="post: 5727383" data-attributes="member: 99513">Okay, I can't actually argue with that.&nbsp; However, I've never seen an actual monk do those things, either, so I guess that's my I never pictured the D&amp;D/PF Monk as a &quot;kung fu&quot; kinda guy.&nbsp; Given the description of the Monk from the PRD:&quot;A monk's attacks may be with fist, elbows, knees, and feet.'it sounds more like the Monk should be a practitioner of Muay Thai than something like Kung Fu or Wu Shu.&nbsp; I've never seen a Muay Thai guy do those things either, except maybe Tony Jaa, but he just defies physics in general.I have no issue with someone wanting to play the Monk like a kung fu fighter in the movies.&nbsp; I just don't envision the Monk that way.&nbsp; To me, you could skin the Monk as a boxer, a wrestler (if you focus on grappling), a Muay Thai fighter, a Brazilian Ju Jitsu fighter or pretty much any other fighting style you want and it works mechanically.&nbsp; As long as you have fun, that's the important part.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SkredlitheOgre, post: 5727383, member: 99513"] Okay, I can't actually argue with that. However, I've never seen an [I]actual[/I] monk do those things, either, so I guess that's my I never pictured the D&D/PF Monk as a "kung fu" kinda guy. Given the description of the Monk from the PRD: [I] "A monk's attacks may be with fist, elbows, knees, and feet.' [/I]it sounds more like the Monk should be a practitioner of Muay Thai than something like Kung Fu or Wu Shu. I've never seen a Muay Thai guy do those things either, except maybe Tony Jaa, but he just defies physics in general. I have no issue with someone wanting to play the Monk like a kung fu fighter in the movies. I just don't envision the Monk that way. To me, you could skin the Monk as a boxer, a wrestler (if you focus on grappling), a Muay Thai fighter, a Brazilian Ju Jitsu fighter or pretty much any other fighting style you want and it works mechanically. As long as you have fun, that's the important part. [/QUOTE]

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