Halfling Monk [Archive] - Wizards Community

Halfling Monk [Archive] - Wizards Community

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RaineStorms
01-03-07, 06:57 PM I'm making a halfling monk as a character, but I'm stuck with answering why a halfling would chose that lifestyle. Can I get any background advice from anyone?
Disciple_of_Juiblex
01-03-07, 08:12 PM Some probaly obvious ideas.

1. Abandoned at the monk temple when he was a baby.

2. His village was burned to the ground by (insert racial enemy) when he was a child. he was found by a wandering monk (if alignment is more lax in this setting perhaps a monk/bard) the next day who took him home with him or trained him on the road.

3. He grew up with a facination in the martial arts. pehaps a town wresiling expert or so. his additude might have forced him away from his home or he might have left to find a mentor.

4. As a commoner (with little ties to your hometown) your life was saved by a monk who you swore your life to. since then you followed in his/her footsteps.
Devlonir
01-04-07, 08:08 AM Or use the Khelgar reason: "I love to fistfight, so i wanted to become a monk!"

But when he actually becomes one, he finds out that there is more to the life of a monk and learned to appreciate that lifestyle. But he still remains a halfling in his personality.
BoSheck
01-04-07, 10:44 AM Halfers are naturally nomadic, as I've seen it. You could always adopt the 'enlightening journey" approach to an adventuring monk. Conversely, halflings are also very community oriented. Perhaps you're looking for a new place to form a suitable halfling community, or a new site for your monatheic order (be they halflings or not, they're still your community.)
Apupunchau
01-05-07, 07:47 PM I don't have a complete answer for you but in Races of the Wild, Monks are one of the three classes that Halfligs get substitution levels in so they have to be some how predispossed to being Monks, so you may want to check out the book.

In my terms I think of Halfling Monks as the Qaui Chang Kane (I'm sure that's misspelled) from Kung Fu. Roaming the land helping people out, defending the weak that kind of thing.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
RaineStorms 01-03-07, 06:57 PM	I'm making a halfling monk as a character, but I'm stuck with answering why a halfling would chose that lifestyle. Can I get any background advice from anyone?
Disciple_of_Juiblex 01-03-07, 08:12 PM	Some probaly obvious ideas. 1. Abandoned at the monk temple when he was a baby. 2. His village was burned to the ground by (insert racial enemy) when he was a child. he was found by a wandering monk (if alignment is more lax in this setting perhaps a monk/bard) the next day who took him home with him or trained him on the road. 3. He grew up with a facination in the martial arts. pehaps a town wresiling expert or so. his additude might have forced him away from his home or he might have left to find a mentor. 4. As a commoner (with little ties to your hometown) your life was saved by a monk who you swore your life to. since then you followed in his/her footsteps.
Devlonir 01-04-07, 08:08 AM	Or use the Khelgar reason: "I love to fistfight, so i wanted to become a monk!" But when he actually becomes one, he finds out that there is more to the life of a monk and learned to appreciate that lifestyle. But he still remains a halfling in his personality.
BoSheck 01-04-07, 10:44 AM	Halfers are naturally nomadic, as I've seen it. You could always adopt the 'enlightening journey" approach to an adventuring monk. Conversely, halflings are also very community oriented. Perhaps you're looking for a new place to form a suitable halfling community, or a new site for your monatheic order (be they halflings or not, they're still your community.)
Apupunchau 01-05-07, 07:47 PM	I don't have a complete answer for you but in Races of the Wild, Monks are one of the three classes that Halfligs get substitution levels in so they have to be some how predispossed to being Monks, so you may want to check out the book. In my terms I think of Halfling Monks as the Qaui Chang Kane (I'm sure that's misspelled) from Kung Fu. Roaming the land helping people out, defending the weak that kind of thing.