YES!
I posted similar views on this subject in a thread about monks before, and I completely agree. To me, a monk ALWAYS conjures up a mental image of a guy with a staff. I love quarterstaffs, difficult to use well, and deadly yet graceful - a monk who could use them would be really cool.
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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
Epona of The Laughing Hyenas