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Muh reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Worlds of Design: A Question of Balance with
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No. If you take an action that would make anything "overdone," that isn't balance anymore. It's something else--or, you have used a... -
Muh reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Worlds of Design: A Question of Balance with Like.
There is no such thing. To be overly balanced is to be not actually improving the quality of the work. This is like saying that an...
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Muh reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Worlds of Design: A Question of Balance with Like.
I actually don't--my players can be frustratingly passive. It's an issue...mostly for me, ironically. The players are having a blast...
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Muh reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General Worlds of Design: A Question of Balance with Like.
Er...have you seen the variety of PbtA games? Monsterhearts is Teen Monster Romance (and, uh, other things teens do). Masks is budding...
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Muh reacted to Cap'n Kobold's post in the thread D&D General Worlds of Design: A Question of Balance with Like.
That analogy only holds if that third player is better than the other players at something: If they don't get to apply their particular...
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Muh reacted to Lylandra's post in the thread D&D General Worlds of Design: A Question of Balance with Like.
Let me get a bit anecdotal here. My first character in D&D, coming from a DSA thief-like char, was a 3.0 bard. I loved the "fantasy" of...
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Muh reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
And I have an equal number of people I can point to to counter that. Holding an entire class hostage for a few individuals is pretty...
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Muh reacted to Eric V's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
Such a player could always choose to -not- engage with the more intricate mechanics the class offers. In essence, there is no real need...
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Muh reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
Again, its condescending and paternalistic to only give them one flavor (the champion, which is also mechanically sub par and...
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Muh reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
There should be a linear and quadratic option for both magic and martial. Being sidelined the longer the game goes on is crappy balance...
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Muh reacted to GMforPowergamers's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
a very good starting rule of thumb here... I will say I don't mind OCCASIONAL breaking of these though... if after 11 games of good...
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Muh reacted to Vaalingrade's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
"There is a balance issue between magic vs non-magic characters." "Have they tried being magic?"
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Muh reacted to GMforPowergamers's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
it may sound weird but I found myslef (back in 4e) having to explain almost that exact qustion. (I am well into overweight) I had a...
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Muh reacted to Jefe Bergenstein's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
You rely on GWM, the only viable path for a strength character, using an optional feat that has endured endless complaints, to pull...
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Muh reacted to GMforPowergamers's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) What is balance to you, and why do you care (or don't)? with Like.
Okay... wizards went from over 9000 power to over 7000 power over the course of 40 years... and if cantrips don't scale (or as I...