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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 591055" data-attributes="member: 1210">In the traditional sense, balance isn't necessary but I think it is desirable.What is necessary in its most basic form is that all the pcs have fun, and the gm must have fun as well, or else the ones who don't will quit playing.  The reason 'balance' helps with this is that it helps to make sure that different character types are playable and all of their players will have fun.  The more your character can contribute and accomplish in the game, the more fun you have (generally); so balance helps everyone contribute about the same amount, and it helps feed the feedback loop (the more you contribute the more fun you have, and the more fun you have the more you tend to play and participate, and therefore contribute).Another thing about "fun balance" is that most players don't want to be secondary characters, which is why dm pcs are usually bad.  This is also why games that focus on one character as 'the prophecied one' and whatnot tend to be less fun for the rest of the group- they don't get a chance to shine.</blockquote>