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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9145596" data-attributes="member: 7635">Keith's PC stuff mechanically tends to run weaker than WotC standards, with the occasional weird power spike. I've not done a deep dive, but I can tell you the two artificer subclasses I've looked at (Maverick and Mastermaker) were both underpowered compared to the subs in Tasha's, but then he gave us a spell that is basically fireball at level 1, but force damage and d4s. And yes, WotC also does have some badly designed stuff, and the revised playtest has brought a lot of that to light via the revision process. I still feel the majority of WotC stuff is good, or at least sets the bar at an acceptable level with some outliers like twilight cleric or the original beastmaster being the edges of that scale. Baker's stuff tends to sit in the lower end of WotC's offerings with that beastmaster, while Mercer's hangs out with twilight on the upper end. And again, these are generalized based on reading and some light use, I've never deconstructed the books in any sort of detail.I fully admit bias here, but I still feel that most WotC stuff is good enough to allow in my game carte blanche, while my experience with 3pp has been &quot;per item&quot; due to how wildly it can swing. WotC tends to hit the sweet spot more often than not, while 3pp tends to miss in one direction or another more often.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 9145596, member: 7635"] Keith's PC stuff mechanically tends to run weaker than WotC standards, with the occasional weird power spike. I've not done a deep dive, but I can tell you the two artificer subclasses I've looked at (Maverick and Mastermaker) were both underpowered compared to the subs in Tasha's, but then he gave us a spell that is basically fireball at level 1, but force damage and d4s. And yes, WotC also does have some badly designed stuff, and the revised playtest has brought a lot of that to light via the revision process. I still feel the majority of WotC stuff is good, or at least sets the bar at an acceptable level with some outliers like twilight cleric or the original beastmaster being the edges of that scale. Baker's stuff tends to sit in the lower end of WotC's offerings with that beastmaster, while Mercer's hangs out with twilight on the upper end. And again, these are generalized based on reading and some light use, I've never deconstructed the books in any sort of detail. I fully admit bias here, but I still feel that most WotC stuff is good enough to allow in my game carte blanche, while my experience with 3pp has been "per item" due to how wildly it can swing. WotC tends to hit the sweet spot more often than not, while 3pp tends to miss in one direction or another more often. [/QUOTE]

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