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<blockquote data-quote="mhacdebhandia" data-source="post: 2568368" data-attributes="member: 18832">It's funny, actually, that you talk about &quot;anime&quot; inspirations (which I must say, in the interests of full disclosure, I absolutely don't see in revised Third Edition products - and I would see it if it were there, because I'm severely allergic to anime) and then mention you'd consider buying Complete Warrior, which is one of the only revised Third Edition supplements I can think of that arguably takes any inspiration from anime movies and shows - the kensai prestige class.(Whether or not the kensai in Complete Warrior closely represents the anime &quot;tradition&quot; is another question entirely.)In any case . . . D&amp;D shouldn't restrict itself to the tired imitations of Tolkienesque pseudo-medieval fantasy that was its stock in trade in the Seventies and Eighties. There's actually nothing wrong with taking inspiration from other areas of speculative fiction - whether it be old-school Howard-and-Leiber sword-and-sorcery or truly contemporary fantasy with a &quot;modern&quot; attitude towards weirdness and variety.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mhacdebhandia, post: 2568368, member: 18832"] It's funny, actually, that you talk about "anime" inspirations (which I must say, in the interests of full disclosure, I absolutely don't see in revised Third Edition products - and I [b]would[/b] see it if it were there, because I'm severely allergic to anime) and then mention you'd consider buying [i]Complete Warrior[/i], which is one of the only revised Third Edition supplements I can think of that arguably takes any inspiration from anime movies and shows - the kensai prestige class. (Whether or not the kensai in [i]Complete Warrior[/i] closely represents the anime "tradition" is another question entirely.) In any case . . . D&D shouldn't restrict itself to the tired imitations of Tolkienesque pseudo-medieval fantasy that was its stock in trade in the Seventies and Eighties. There's actually nothing [b]wrong[/b] with taking inspiration from other areas of speculative fiction - whether it be old-school Howard-and-Leiber sword-and-sorcery or truly contemporary fantasy with a "modern" attitude towards weirdness and variety. [/QUOTE]

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