RobertBrus
Explorer
Why the concern, by some posters, for power parity? As in life, some have been born with greater (and sometimes much greater) natural talents, skills, etc. This desire to balance everything is akin to homogenizing milk. It all gets spun into a sameness. And sameness is death in art, as in life. I love the idea of clear distinctions between characters. My weaknesses are your strengths, and so on. The idea of one-character parties might be useful when you can't find enough players for a game, but otherwise for me it gets quite boring. It starts feeling like a computer RPG with the cheat codes on. Besides, some of the most memorable moments come out of "oops" and players who have the courage to play up the character's weaknesses.
Viva la differance.
Viva la differance.