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Abilities of 1st Lvl characters

kobold

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How does one balance the effectivnes of the abilities granted to the various classess at 1st level? Is the Barbarians ability to Rage equal in power to a clerics ability Turn undead? I know great pains were taken to ensure balance between classess and I wouldn't want to upset this balance with tinkering. What I'd like to accomplish is the abilities of the classes as feats but am concerned about loosing the balance.
 

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Salutations,

I don't think there is a way to scale the class abilities in power.

Your best bet is to break them down in to feats and give it a chance. You may need to adjust things along the way, but you should be able recognize very quickly when you make a mistake.

Good luck!
FD

Edit: Of course, now that I say all that I did think of something. Spycraft basically breaks down the monk class into a bunch of feats. You may want to look that up.

FD
 
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The problem is it's not that the abilities are not equal. If they were then the BAB, saving throws, skill points, class skills, and HD would all be equal. Everything balances out the classes so if you get rid of one thing the classes will be out of balance.
 

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