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Message: <blockquote data-quote="clark411" data-source="post: 1355773" data-attributes="member: 4768">If you put all the house rules that are bad for them on one side of a scale, and measure them against all the house rules you've made that are good for them on the other side of that same scale, do you think it's balanced?Personally, any flavor that translates into "here's another bad thing for you to deal with" is clearly more likely to be met with boos and hisses if there's nothing good coming with it.  What player in their right mind would gladly take 8 house rules that impacted them negatively over only 3?  What player would take 1 hp over 7?  Perhaps one who wanted to play a guy with a deficiency here or there, or one who used it as a central theme for his character, but I can't see 4-5 players coming together and liking things that will hang over their head for an entire campaign.It can be as interesting as possible, but push comes to shove, you can't be flabbergasted at the thought that players don't like flavor that comes with serious penalties when they aren't up for those penalties, or when none (or very little of your flavor) is beneficial.</blockquote>