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thevalleyisjolly · 1 year ago

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And what if I redesigned the monk class according to actual wuxia themes and tropes, what then. I simply think monks are cool and can absolutely be redeemed as a class once you take the Orientalism out of it and be a little more thoughtful about what fantasy martial arts are actually like in East Asian stories.

#the valley is posting #i say i'm not going to do this because i have no experience with designing game mechanics and yet...#monks are my favourite d&d class and i want it to be the best it can be #which involves taking out the orientalism and maybe even readjusting the structure so that it's more authentic to wuxia ideas #instead of just being a surface level imitation of martial arts aesthetics #look i don't claim to be a complete expert in wuxia but there's so much depth to martial arts and philosophy #which the monk class as it currently is barely skims the surface level aesthetics of; but it could be so much more #ah fuck; i'm gonna have to do it now; aren't i #obligatory disclaimer that i am in fact chinese and that i don't speak for all east asian people when it comes to d&d monks

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