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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 5175177" data-attributes="member: 3867">Beat me to the punch on this one.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I felt like this fallacy was way overused in 3e.&nbsp; From my perspective, it sounded as if the designers had been burned by unbalanced parties enough times that they were determined to put a stop to it through the rules.I do think that balance can add to fun, making a fair playing ground, but I don't think it should be the primary focus of the game.I'm guilty of using this in Dragonlance circles with Weis and Hickman.&nbsp; Gygax is probably our prime example as one of the fathers of D&amp;D, but he's not our only one.&nbsp; I would look towards Gygax as a good source for original intent, for the evolution of the game, and as someone to look at if your playstyle is similar to his.&nbsp; Yet the game has evolved beyond Gygax's original intent, so you should not feel beholden to Gygax for your playstyle.Excellent discussion!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonhelm, post: 5175177, member: 3867"] Beat me to the punch on this one. ;) I felt like this fallacy was way overused in 3e. From my perspective, it sounded as if the designers had been burned by unbalanced parties enough times that they were determined to put a stop to it through the rules. I do think that balance can add to fun, making a fair playing ground, but I don't think it should be the primary focus of the game. I'm guilty of using this in Dragonlance circles with Weis and Hickman. Gygax is probably our prime example as one of the fathers of D&D, but he's not our only one. I would look towards Gygax as a good source for original intent, for the evolution of the game, and as someone to look at if your playstyle is similar to his. Yet the game has evolved beyond Gygax's original intent, so you should not feel beholden to Gygax for your playstyle. Excellent discussion! [/QUOTE]

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