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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7000129" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>That's a good way to phrase it. Balance is important, and should be a tool for every table to use it how they like. But it shouldn't be the main goal, often in spite of everything else. IMO anyway. When everything is balanced, everything feels the same, and that's boring to me. Doesn't matter if the fluff is different (the fighter uses her bow, the sorcerer uses a spell) if the result is always the same (both have the same chance to hit and do the same damage). To me, that means player choice doesn't really matter. It's just an illusion of choice. Also, just because I rolled lower stats than another player for his PC, doesn't mean I'm incompetent and can't contribute. When that happens (like getting a 7 and 8 for two of my stats), I try to make the character memorable by how I play them. Lemons into lemonade and all that. I don't feel like I'm being punished, because I know some times I get good rolls and other player gets bad rolls, the situation may be reversed. Then again, our group places the social aspect of the game (friends getting together) higher than the game part of the game, so we don't get resentful over balance issues. YMMV obviously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7000129, member: 15700"] That's a good way to phrase it. Balance is important, and should be a tool for every table to use it how they like. But it shouldn't be the main goal, often in spite of everything else. IMO anyway. When everything is balanced, everything feels the same, and that's boring to me. Doesn't matter if the fluff is different (the fighter uses her bow, the sorcerer uses a spell) if the result is always the same (both have the same chance to hit and do the same damage). To me, that means player choice doesn't really matter. It's just an illusion of choice. Also, just because I rolled lower stats than another player for his PC, doesn't mean I'm incompetent and can't contribute. When that happens (like getting a 7 and 8 for two of my stats), I try to make the character memorable by how I play them. Lemons into lemonade and all that. I don't feel like I'm being punished, because I know some times I get good rolls and other player gets bad rolls, the situation may be reversed. Then again, our group places the social aspect of the game (friends getting together) higher than the game part of the game, so we don't get resentful over balance issues. YMMV obviously. [/QUOTE]
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