Monks are good. Continuous bonus to their AC, immunities you couldn't jump over, and lots of damage with their fists. The only real problem is that for some reason they have the same THAC0 as a cleric (?) but they attack five times per round, so that's not too much of a problem.
The popular image of a kensai mage is a scrawny bloke running around with two katanas. They're basically the same as a fighter mage, which is what I am, except they trade bracers, a helm and a shield for an extra +1 bonus to hit and damage for each three levels they were a kensai. I played one. They're fairly good, but not nearly as good as all this hype makes them out to be.
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