Recent content by Rathyr

And I abhor desperate rationalizations about shaky game mechanics. Backgrounds are an *optional* game mechanic, the game is not balanced around them. If the game needed each class to multiclass 3 times in order to be balanced, I wouldn't be playing it. Declaring something "balanced" is no more...

I guess choosing between one broken background and another would present a hard choice for some players... :erm: I guess we simply have FAR different benchmarks for what the appropriate power level is for a background. As stated by many others in the thread, I view the PHB2 backgrounds as the...

All of those classes gain benefits by not having Con as their secondary stat (not doubling stacking a NAD and a init bonus for Fighters, plus less armour check penalties and faster if you are going the Light Armour route. I could go on with the others, but you get the idea). Its not like they...

I'm of the opinion that the +hp backgrounds are too powerful, moreso because they are active at *level 1*. Worst case scenario: A rogue/ranger gaining +10 hp at the first level (starting with 20 Dex is not that uncommon for these classes) is not balanced. Any class that keys off Int or Dex as...