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Originally posted by Eldoran:
Well, I do not mind the restrictions on Kensai... but what I wish they had done to make them more interesting is create perhaps a Gi, or a similiar type armor Monks and Kensai could wear. It wouldn't have to be anything really powerful, but perhaps some resistances, or a little AC would have been nice. A Kensai wearing armor kinda invalidates what they are... unencumbered weapon masters. They are supposed to be unsurpassed experts with their chosen weapon, forsaking armor in favor of mobility.
I quite agree with the Gi thing.....the existing Mage Robes should do just fine, don't you think? Resistances, a little AC. Alternatively, they should have given Kensai a level-based AC bonus, like the Swashbuckler's, and made the Use Any Item a
LOT less cheesy by letting only Bards get it, not Thieves. The Kensai sounds like a decent, if cowardly, class to play in a a party: Let the Tank go in first and get the bad guys' attention, then run up, turn on Kai, and start whacking--but be prepared to run if someone turns around and tries to whack YOU. It doesn't sound fun to me, though--part of the appeal of playing a Fighter is being able to actually FIGHT. Backstabbing is for Thieves.
(When you choose the Kensai kit, do you lose the weapon points you put into things like Bow?)
Too bad Archers are only good with Bows (of course, that's why they're called
Archers. An Archer/Cleric would be interesting.