Limits of Miracle spell to turn tide of battle

[PallidPatience]

How else than with metagame thought processes do you balance a campaign?

 

[moritheil]

How else than with metagame thought processes do you balance a campaign?

I'm not really sure what you mean, but I suspect we have different styles. When I balance campaign encounters, I basically say, "Are my creations within the suggested EL?" If so, great. My PCs are tough powergamers; they don't need spoonfeeding. As long as I don't throw "I win" builds at them, they should be able to handle anything.

I gather that you're talking about a longer and more involved process that involves ensuring that people can survive a couple rounds of combat, or that they have a chance of hitting an enemy on something other than a 20, or that it's mathematically possible to get through an enemy's SR, or something like that. Is that the case?