Monks are western quarterstaff specialists

Same premise, maneuverability on the battlefield, but with a western flavour.

That's nice! But since they will be quarterstaff specialists (like the ones in Stronghold 2, lol), they will not be masters regarding to unarmed fighting, right? But since punching is a universal thing, will we have something like a cestus weapon?

Thanks! 

Nobody can ever stop you from punching lol

But no, not hand-to-hand specialists.

Backed it in the last day. Looking forward to getting it. Dunno how much I will actually use the book since I'm not entirely sold on osr style play, but I'm sure I can find some interesting things to steal borrow for my games.

Well, thank you for your support and I hope you at least take a kick at the can (or two).

Cheers!

If interested, just the Dragonslayer FB group (the one with the red osr).

I'll post progress there.

I am, but I didn't find the FB group. Could you please share the link?

https://www.facebook.com/groups/252471190687159

I don't add dodgy profiles or sockpuppets.

Well, my profile pic is a drawing of myself, so I believe there will be no problem.

QuoteMonks are western quarterstaff specialists

Frankly if we go full Christian archetype I'd go with renaming it as Friar (since it were friar orders that replaced missionary bishops as wandering preachers associated with their walking sticks - not monks proper like Benedictines). Now of course monks proper also are generally not allowed to travel a lot. But that's me and mine religious autism.

Quote from: Wrath of God on November 09, 2023, 11:52:37 AM

QuoteMonks are western quarterstaff specialists

Frankly if we go full Christian archetype I'd go with renaming it as Friar (since it were friar orders that replaced missionary bishops as wandering preachers associated with their walking sticks - not monks proper like Benedictines). Now of course monks proper also are generally not allowed to travel a lot. But that's me and mine religious autism.

Is Friar Tuck an example of the archetype of a quarterstaff wielding priest that existed before the Robin Hood legend, or was he the original one?

QuoteIs Friar Tuck an example of the archetype of a quarterstaff wielding priest that existed before the Robin Hood legend, or was he the original one?

Friar with quatterstaff came from bishop staff. In early Church before friar orders were estabilished it was bishop's duty, specially selected ones, as direct apostles inheritors to venture into pagan lands to convert people. As perspective of pagans to convert rises, and also Church decided you need more extra help with existing Christians friars were estabilished. The quatterstaff is just used because they walk a lot (presumably bishop staff also came from this).

Monastic traditions on the other hand, are usually tied to monastery, semi-solitude (or in case of eremites like regular solitude), and constant prayer. Monk proper in Christian folklore gonna be rarely adventuring type, because while all original friars traveled a lot, most monks did not.

If we go with Christian theme for classes I'd do monk NPC class like sage, give them heftier divine powers so monastery is place PCs wanna reach when really badly battered but as I said disallow them adventuring. (And of course to fit this triad I'd rename cleric as templar, but that I guess would be really killing holy cow).

We played some of the new classes this weekend at Long-Con in Texas. I can say that the Monk class is indeed great.  We got to thumb through the book as well, layout and clarity was fantastic.

Dragonslayer Release Trailer

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As of now it looks like a few people from the Kickstarter are getting their download codes for Drivethru and more will follow after.

From the Kickstarter Page:

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Re: The Monk.

Unarmed combat techniques existed in the West for thousands of years.  As have warrior monks.