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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 7669572" data-attributes="member: 5834">I do wish they would have a variant monk, or rather a martial artist, that focused on purely on the combat elements of martial arts. The monk seems to have been built on the Shaolin Monk template where the monk reaches illumination as he rises in level that allows him to interact with the with the entire world as well as possessing amazing martial skills.I'd prefer a martial artist like those you see in something like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or any of the old kung fu flicks focused on kicking ass without the whole unify with the universe theme of the current monk. They could build a chassis solely focused on combat with a mix of weapon and unarmed combat with some defense, then use archetypes to define individual martial arts schools and styles.Pathfinder did the best job with martial arts of any edition of D&D. I don't think the 5E class chassis could handle a martial arts system that complex without the creation of a separate class.</blockquote>