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Old 05-06-2017, 03:57 PM   #10
Edo
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lovecraft Country, MA
Default Re: DF: Where do Martial Artists and Ninja come from?

For my (very WIP) commedia dell'arte campaign, the Martial Artist hails from the Sunset Kingdoms to the west, where there are Cannibal Tribes, Fearsome Pirates, Jungle Islands, and Valuable Exports. It's very loosely Southeast Asian, which is hinted at in the Martial Artist's fighting style (primarily a dual-wielder: options include butterfly swords, katars, machetes, and rattan sticks.)

Ninja don't exist, because they come with too much baggage: they're explicitly Japanese, which implies that the rest of the setting should also have real-world counterparts. (Reflavoring them fixes this, but then they're not ninjas.) Besides, everyone knows ninja don't exist, and the Sunset Kingdoms have been pirate territory ever since islands and strategic sea lanes were introduced from the mainland.
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