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Message: <blockquote data-quote="woodelf" data-source="post: 1090483" data-attributes="member: 10201">I was going to dispute this, by pointing out that D&D positions itself as a generic fantasy RPG.  But then i looked at the back cover of a D&D3E PH, where it says "...everything you need to create and play your ideal Dungeons & Dragons character."  So i guess they've given up pretense at genericity, and really *are* just claiming compatiblity with the D&D genre.  (Though, for the record, D&D3E does *not* have what i need to play my "ideal D&D character"--i want a  non-combatant con artist social skill monkey.  I have to be good at magic, sneak attacks, and/or combat to even get close.)i don't see it.  Or, rather, i think it depends on what exactly you mean--i don't see any risk of the AU classes overpowering the D&D classes--balance looks good to me.  I *do* see a very real risk of the AU classes overshadowing the D&D classes, but not because of power level--rather, because the AU classes are cool and interesting [to me] while the D&D classes are bland and/or frustrating.  So even if it could be objectively demonstrated that the AU classes were markedly inferior, balance-wise, to the D&D classes, i'd for the most part pick the AU classes.  But then, i can never find a good class or classes to match my character concepts in D&D3E.  Several of the AU classes were perfect matches, right from the start.</blockquote>