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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saeviomagy" data-source="post: 4583843" data-attributes="member: 5890">The orbs sound like a bad idea all round.They allow the players to replace the DMs carefully crafted encounter layout. If the PCs have one that is tactically advantageous to them, then you risk every fight occuring in exactly the same environment, which can only be tedious.They allow the breaking of fights into small chunks, destroying any synergy between the creatures in an encounter.Previously, a defender would have to strike a balance between his survivability and his tarbaby qualities. Now he can ditch the tarbaby side and take this item, then stack his defenses with all the rest of his resources. Alternately: who needs a defender? The party can just split up and each take out whatever they're the counter to.</blockquote>