Question coming from Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tails

[AlaskaOOTSFan]

Not really a spoiler, but a question.

In the Preface, Xykons, in the ad and at the end, the "No Monks" thing.

Why no monks? Am I forgetting/missing a "Monks are good vs undead or sorcs or necromancers" thing?

If this is the wrong forum I apologize.

[Nevereatcars]

Not really a spoiler, but a question.

In the Preface, Xykons, in the ad and at the end, the "No Monks" thing.

Why no monks? Am I forgetting/missing a "Monks are good vs undead or sorcs or necromancers" thing?

If this is the wrong forum I apologize.

Monks are the most pathetic class in everything, ever. Being beaten by a monk would ruin that whole ultra-badass thing he has going. Even being CHALLENGED by a monk is a major blow to a villain's cred.

[Mutant Sheep]

Also, Monks suck really badly. Especially the panda ones. :smallwink:

[Ted The Bug]

Also, Monks suck really badly. Especially the panda ones. :smallwink:

Oh, come on, nobody would be panderin' to their audience enough to actually make those. Wow, just imagine the stormy flurry of criticism that would unleash.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Also, Monks suck really badly. Especially the panda ones. :smallwink:

The pandas are unarmed swordsages.

So are the endangered little red pandas.

And the snow leopards.

[Affrae]

Oh, come on, nobody would be panderin' to their audience enough to actually make those. Wow, just imagine the stormy flurry of criticism that would unleash.

WoW, indeed...

:smallamused:

[Raistlin82]

Wait. Are we talking about WoW or Kung Fu Panda?

I'm sure Xykon is familiar with both...

[Kish]

Considering Snips, Snails, and Dragon's Tails came out before Mists of Panderia was announced, I would venture "neither, Xykon is just being nasty about the D&D monk class."

[Bulldog Psion]

That seems most likely. I mean, look at the reputation of sorcerers in the OotS world. :smallwink:

Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales was probably started looooooong before there was a hint of "Mists of Pandaria" in the air. In fact, the monk class for "Mists" was only announced officially at BlizzCon, I believe, many months after the book was published. And I seriously doubt that it's a comment on Kung Fu Panda for that reason, either.

It's just a continuation of "bards suck, sorcerers suck" -- why not "monks suck", too?

[The Succubus]

That seems most likely. I mean, look at the reputation of sorcerers in the OotS world. :smallwink:

Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales was probably started looooooong before there was a hint of "Mists of Pandaria" in the air. In fact, the monk class for "Mists" was only announced officially at BlizzCon, I believe, many months after the book was published. And I seriously doubt that it's a comment on Kung Fu Panda for that reason, either.

It's just a continuation of "bards suck, sorcerers suck" -- why not "monks suck", too?

Mr Burlew has indeed made reference to Monks sucking in one of the other books. :smallamused:

[Goosefarble]

This was about monks in general, then turned into stuff about WoW. I don't think anyone was suggesting that the two were related.

[The Giant]

I have no idea what "Mists of Panderia" even is, though I will google it in a moment to find out.

It's a general joke about how crappy monks are. Xykon is looking for higher quality foes--and monks don't qualify as "high-quality" no matter what.

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