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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Traveon Wyvernspur" data-source="post: 5315076" data-attributes="member: 73201">I was first introduced to D&D during 2nd Edition in my early 20's. It was an amazing experience and from there I played a few games and then started DM'ing as well. I have to admit that yes Wizards were a bit overpowered at higher levels, but that's what you come to expect when dealing with these characters that were able to survive beyond their apprenticeship and journeyman years. I think balance can and was achieved by the DM ultimately. Magic items were fun to have and give away to the fighters and thieves in the groups to help them gain an edge and try to keep up with the wizards who became more and more powerful. But when you think about it and if you've ever read any of the Dragon Lance or Forgotten Realms books, who are the most powerful beings around? That's a no brainer, you look towards Raistlin, Kelben BlackStaff and Elminster. Of course you also get semi-powerful characters like Drizzt or Tanis, but the ones who you remember and EVERYONE knows are the uber powerful wizards who are almost demigods. In campaigns I ran, yes the monsters "would" have gone down fast against the more powerful PCs, but I didn't like that happening so I'd amp up the HPs, damage, etc to make it a more balanced fight and give it more dangerous feel. Hence, why I say DM's are ultimately in charge of the overall balance in the game.I once ran a campaign w/ just my best friend. He played 2 characters, one was a big dumb Barbarian meatshield and the other was a half-mad brainiac Necromancer. It was probably the most fun I've ever had as a player or DM running that campaign as the wizard progressed he would gain more powers/spells and ended up becoming a demigod and the Barbarian ended up becoming the king of the northern barbarian tribes. I later brought the demigod necromancer back as an NPC and used him to mess with my friend's next character, transplanting him into Ravenloft... but that's a story for another time.</blockquote>

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