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<blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 5192480" data-attributes="member: 48965">Yet there are games where the PC's and monsters/NPC's don't share the same ruleset... yet there are &quot;elaborate&quot; (maybe comprehensive would be a better term.) customization rules, a prime example I know of are the Angel and Buffy rpg's. So your general statement doesn't necessarily ring true.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sooo... guesstimate...by finding a power that is similar in function, and attached to a monster that is similar in level and role, then pour through the MM's (since we all know there were design flaws in 1... it only makes sense to compare powers in both books.) to first make sure the power you have selected to compare it to is balanced to most powers that are similar, if not select a new power to compare... When this is finally finished then you can actually compare the power you created to a balanced one you have now located...uhm ok.&nbsp;&nbsp;How?&nbsp;&nbsp;It's not &quot;required&quot; at all...it is an option and any DM can choose to limit or expand the books they want to use for preparation... and in doing so accept the fact that his choice may increase or decrease preparation time. &nbsp;&nbsp;It never discouraged me from making stuff up, and it provided structure for times that I wanted to fall back on it. Again a general sweeping statement, that unless you can show where the text in the actual books discouraged making stuff up, is only subjectively truthful for those that chose to interpret 3e that way. &nbsp;&nbsp;Not needed... for you. Others may need (though I think want is a better term since very little is technically &quot;needed&quot; in an rpg) exactly this. &nbsp;&nbsp;Okay, and? Again making stuff up is possible in any roleplaying game... however the reason I'm paying money is to have the rules to do so... if those rules do not cover what I want to make up or how I want to make it up... then I have no reason to purchase them.&nbsp;&nbsp;Citation please? Where have the designers stated this... or are you inferring this?&nbsp;&nbsp;That would be interesting reading indeed... do you happen to have a link.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imaro, post: 5192480, member: 48965"] Yet there are games where the PC's and monsters/NPC's don't share the same ruleset... yet there are "elaborate" (maybe comprehensive would be a better term.) customization rules, a prime example I know of are the Angel and Buffy rpg's. So your general statement doesn't necessarily ring true. Sooo... guesstimate...by finding a power that is similar in function, and attached to a monster that is similar in level and role, then pour through the MM's (since we all know there were design flaws in 1... it only makes sense to compare powers in both books.) to first make sure the power you have selected to compare it to is balanced to most powers that are similar, if not select a new power to compare... When this is finally finished then you can actually compare the power you created to a balanced one you have now located...uhm ok. How? It's not "required" at all...it is an option and any DM can choose to limit or expand the books they want to use for preparation... and in doing so accept the fact that his choice may increase or decrease preparation time. It never discouraged me from making stuff up, and it provided structure for times that I wanted to fall back on it. Again a general sweeping statement, that unless you can show where the text in the actual books discouraged making stuff up, is only subjectively truthful for those that chose to interpret 3e that way. Not needed... for you. Others may need (though I think want is a better term since very little is technically "needed" in an rpg) exactly this. Okay, and? Again making stuff up is possible in any roleplaying game... however the reason I'm paying money is to have the rules to do so... if those rules do not cover what I want to make up or how I want to make it up... then I have no reason to purchase them. Citation please? Where have the designers stated this... or are you inferring this? That would be interesting reading indeed... do you happen to have a link. [/QUOTE]

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