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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 2994468" data-attributes="member: 1210">On the subject of being a balance nazi, yeah, I think I have become more of one over the years.  But that's because I've become better at recognizing potential problems (e.g. interactions between rules in various books, how a new rule will subtract rather than add fun to a game, etc.)I find that the emphasis on balance in 3e is good only if you are playing the type of game assumed in the core rules, including the wealth guidelines.  The further you vary from those, the wackier your balance will be.  But at least 3e pays attention to balance; no previous edition ever did near as much to try to balance the game!  I think overall the attempt is pretty good.  In fact, when I first read the 3e PH back in 2000, I was astonished by how balanced the races and classes seemed.</blockquote>