tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post8628843223915218480..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Monks come from BlackmoorTimothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-8883516650098007412019-09-27T11:15:35.198-05:002019-09-27T11:15:35.198-05:00I always wondered where the monk had come from. I ...I always wondered where the monk had come from. I had seen it first in the Rules Cyclopedia, but I never used it or saw it in play. At or around that time, I'd already seen a monk in the first Final Fantasy, as the "advanced" version of the Thief. I guess there were monks in 2nd Edition, but I never really saw those, that I recall, though I was well-used to martial artists in my games. So, by the time I got into 3.5, the monk seemed natural, and I wasn't surprised that it was carried into 4th Edition, finally in a form people could agree was on par with other classes. centaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625277812057790915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-58587629745161148172010-01-29T06:38:35.087-06:002010-01-29T06:38:35.087-06:00James: Yes. But one of the things that always got...James: Yes. But one of the things that always got me about the monk is it never really seemed to fit anywhere in a D&D world. Re-reading Supplement II got me thinking what if they did come from Blackmoor and I gave them a non-psuedo-Asian background. <br /><br />Part of what I want here is to make my Blackmoor as much of a tribute to DA as I can, and yet also satisfy my own desire to make it a place very different than the rest of the world. <br /><br />DA holds a mystique to me. He is often (or was till recently) forgotten and that is a shame. He did some very cool things that I am only now, after 30+ years of gaming, only learning about. But I find I want to hold on to that feeling of mystery and "unknown" which is what Blackmoor does for me.<br /><br />Harvard has a fantastic Blackmoor resource, so I go to him as i have done for more than 10 years for ideas on Blackmoor and Mystara. I also want to put my own twist on things too. ;)<br /><br />So it might not be pure Blackmoor. But it is a fun mish-mash of quasi-related ideas that help bring something new and fun to my game. And if having fun in an RPG is not what Dave Arneson was all about then I guess I still have more to learn!Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-34806111516240653032010-01-29T06:20:50.621-06:002010-01-29T06:20:50.621-06:00While the monk class did first appear in Supplemen...While the monk class <i>did</i> first appear in Supplement II, I am not certain that it reflects anything used in the Blackmoor campaign. There are conflicting stories over who inspired and/or created the OD&D monk class and, like much of the content of <i>Blackmoor</i>, Dave Arneson does not seem to be one of them.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-75332507968176602552010-01-28T17:12:53.896-06:002010-01-28T17:12:53.896-06:00Great idea Tim! I have always struggled with the M...Great idea Tim! I have always struggled with the Monk class myself. I like the concept, but it does seem hard to fit in with the traditional fantasy archtypes. Blackmoor does have a history with the Monk class, so why not? It would certainly cast a new light on Brother Richard the Flying Monk...Havard:https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672640381532559035noreply@blogger.com