Fundamental Basis of Balance

[billd91]

I'll take that one step further and add "Perceived" balance is most important. If everyone thinks they're having fun and contributing, all else becomes largely irrelevant.

Lanefan

That's my general take on balance as well. An RPG is an ensemble cast, not a star vehicle for one player. Over the course of the campaign, everyone should be a reasonably equal (by perception, different players have different needs) amount of screentime in which they are the cool PC.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Hey, could someone synopsize the original post for me?

I think it's asking "What's balanced?"

But I'm not sure how "Only infinite loops should be thrown out as imbalanced" and "Fiat isn't a useful guide" quite fit in. Is that saying "Anything goes as long as it's in published material and doesn't lead to infinite power?"

That is indeed what he is saying. I can assert this with certainty because I remember a thread in the rules forum a while back where he basically said that the GM should be forced to allow every option in every book because otherwise it is "nerfing" the builds that would use the options that were cut Needless to say, the position in the OP is quite alien to me, and to most others who commented in that older thread.

 

[hong]

Hey Rystil, we're all talking about your female awakened Mord's Mansion in another thread!

 

[Rystil Arden]

Hey Rystil, we're all talking about your female awakened Mord's Mansion in another thread!

So I see But remember, she's an intelligent item rather than an awakened construct or living spell.

 

[Hussar]

Y'know, I'd like to say this more often.

Celebrim is right.