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<blockquote data-quote="warderbrad" data-source="post: 4549636" data-attributes="member: 15269"><p>Hi,</p><p> I have a question and this is not meant to step on anyone's toes or upset anyone just intended as a question.</p><p> I was reading the regional benefits section of the character creation, with a character concept in mind, and noticed that some region's benefit would apply fairly often, and some were nearly never at all. It seems a little unbalanced when compared to the FR regions and their benefits and how they are balanced to one another. I had wondered if the benefits were being looked at for revision, or if they were set that way for a reason (to discourage PCs from certain areas, or be sure that they were from there for a reason).</p><p> I in no way mean to call into question anyone's ideas on how they were set up, just giving feedback on what I felt may have been an accidental disparity. </p><p> In comparing the benefits nearly all areas have one benefit that is all the time, and a second one that is conditional of them being in their homeland. A few alter this pattern but for the most part it seems balanced, the most unbalanced I will compare below.</p><p></p><p>To give examples (and only noticed as I picked this region) the Kingdom of Jade is one that their regional benefit is not applicable often. Where compared to The Valley of Bone has a number of benefits the first of which apply all the time and the others are not hard to get to apply.</p><p></p><p>Now I realize the first thing that someone will say is likely that I am looking to get a better deal, I cannot deny that. However there is a disparity in this comparison that is quite obvious. The Valley of Bone has 3 benefits the first applicable to all endurance checks, the others conditional. Where the Jade Kingdom only has a single bonus which is conditional and in PbP settings probably going to be handled by RP more than stat evaluation and "rolling". </p><p>I don't want to anger anyone, it is not my intent. I also don't want to come across as whiny, if I do I apologize in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="warderbrad, post: 4549636, member: 15269"] Hi, I have a question and this is not meant to step on anyone's toes or upset anyone just intended as a question. I was reading the regional benefits section of the character creation, with a character concept in mind, and noticed that some region's benefit would apply fairly often, and some were nearly never at all. It seems a little unbalanced when compared to the FR regions and their benefits and how they are balanced to one another. I had wondered if the benefits were being looked at for revision, or if they were set that way for a reason (to discourage PCs from certain areas, or be sure that they were from there for a reason). I in no way mean to call into question anyone's ideas on how they were set up, just giving feedback on what I felt may have been an accidental disparity. In comparing the benefits nearly all areas have one benefit that is all the time, and a second one that is conditional of them being in their homeland. A few alter this pattern but for the most part it seems balanced, the most unbalanced I will compare below. To give examples (and only noticed as I picked this region) the Kingdom of Jade is one that their regional benefit is not applicable often. Where compared to The Valley of Bone has a number of benefits the first of which apply all the time and the others are not hard to get to apply. Now I realize the first thing that someone will say is likely that I am looking to get a better deal, I cannot deny that. However there is a disparity in this comparison that is quite obvious. The Valley of Bone has 3 benefits the first applicable to all endurance checks, the others conditional. Where the Jade Kingdom only has a single bonus which is conditional and in PbP settings probably going to be handled by RP more than stat evaluation and "rolling". I don't want to anger anyone, it is not my intent. I also don't want to come across as whiny, if I do I apologize in advance. [/QUOTE]
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