Ah, Jing is pretty reckless as is. I don't think he needs more of that. I've flopped from DB to BB.
I like the 3(+2) Sneak too, but we also can't overlook the fact that Jing really needs to learn about Traps. He will probably encounter them in the future, but if he doesn't know the first thing about them, it's gonna suck.
We're in the middle of a fucking jungle, we aren't going to encounter any traps in the near future. Okay, if we're out there sneaking into some Shaolin Temple to steal an ancient martial arts manual guarded by wards - yes, absolutely - but right now, it's not really a priority to me. Plus, I doubt that one of these nuns are going to be dumb enough to fall victim to a trap that requires only 2 skill points to build. We might be able to catch them before they can see us with 3 Sneak + 2 from our
qinggong, though. A few of them might be hard of hearing in their old age, though I wouldn't underestimate those old hags.
Look, there's no doubt that having an incredible STR 9 will allow us to outmuscle pretty much anyone we come across. However,
Baltika9, while we may not have the same raw strength in B, what we will have is a combination of speed and strength that is difficult for anybody to match. Sure, there might be individuals who are stronger, and people who are faster, but there will be very, very few people who are both.
The END is nice. But how do we get it? We get pissed and attack tigers head on. That is neither rational or sane! It sounds more like giving up, binging, doing something colossally stupid, and managing to survive (where the END comes from I imagine). No one in their right mind fights deadly animals head on.
Hence the drinking.
On a side note, I'd love to find out if there is a way to combine some of the teachings of Zhang with aspects of the Wudang. Taking bits from both sides of the Force seems pretty cool, though perhaps now that our nature has been unleashed, we can't use Wudang techniques.