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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 521392" data-attributes="member: 9255">THE thing about 3e is balance.  Everything is balanced.  The way the PCs were being treated made me question how to keep the game balanced.  As they have it written, Characters are getting +2 to +8 on abilities along with several other extra abilities.  If you use a creature from any the standard D20 books, they will prove less of a challenge.What I have done is try to meet the two versions in the middle.  I use standard D20 abilities and powers but at creation, each PC gets a Racial Feat.  It empowers the PC a bit without overdoing it.   For the creatures, if they are not already psionic then I give them a % chance of having low level psionics that make sence for them.It's not perfect, but it keeps a bit of balance while maintaining the unique Darksun Feel.   The biggest problem I was having was dealing with magic when it was Sorcerer-Wizard-Preserver-Defiler.  I started with if you were a Sorcerer then you had to be a defiler.  I thought it made sense but had to change it to keep players happy (it is a game ment to be fun afterall).Shadowlight-  have you tried to use the PCs as listed there combating a standard creature from the MM?  I'm curious if they balanced out or not.</blockquote>