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<blockquote data-quote="Simplicity" data-source="post: 3863537" data-attributes="member: 1496"><p>The reason that people don't want fighters walking on air is that each of these classes has previously had very distinct sources from literature. The Ranger is a tribute to Aragorn. The Fighter is a tribute to the classical mythological/medieval warrior (from European mythology). The wizard is Gandalf, Merlin, et al. If 4e changes these sources, people who were previously very familiar with the source material will be alienated. Hercules did not clean out the stables with a chi blast from his quivering palm.</p><p></p><p>I'm fine if there is a class which can gain the ability to walk on air and use chi. Sounds like a monk to me. The monk's source material is eastern mythology. If there's some feats that let a fighter be more monky (okay, that's *not* the right word), then that's fine with me too. You have your peanut butter. Just allow me the opportunity to eat my chocolate without your damn peanut butter in it.</p><p></p><p>I dislike the fact that all asian fighters have to fit under a badly named "monk" role. But short of changing that name or having multiple fighter paths, I've not sure what the solution there is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simplicity, post: 3863537, member: 1496"] The reason that people don't want fighters walking on air is that each of these classes has previously had very distinct sources from literature. The Ranger is a tribute to Aragorn. The Fighter is a tribute to the classical mythological/medieval warrior (from European mythology). The wizard is Gandalf, Merlin, et al. If 4e changes these sources, people who were previously very familiar with the source material will be alienated. Hercules did not clean out the stables with a chi blast from his quivering palm. I'm fine if there is a class which can gain the ability to walk on air and use chi. Sounds like a monk to me. The monk's source material is eastern mythology. If there's some feats that let a fighter be more monky (okay, that's *not* the right word), then that's fine with me too. You have your peanut butter. Just allow me the opportunity to eat my chocolate without your damn peanut butter in it. I dislike the fact that all asian fighters have to fit under a badly named "monk" role. But short of changing that name or having multiple fighter paths, I've not sure what the solution there is. [/QUOTE]
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