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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 1591421" data-attributes="member: 3424">Frankly, there is only one person who can tell you how many evil opponents the party is going to face, how much of an advantage immunity to fear and disease is going to be, whether there are going to be large numbers of low-level undead to challenge the party, whether a specific feat is going to be useful, etc.  And really, it's his job to ensure that every character gets his chance to shine in his area of specialty.Of course, it kind of helps if the players try not to overlap in areas of speciality.  A paladin in a party containing a Lawful Good cleric with the War and Destruction domains and a Lawful Good fighter specializing in mounted combat might still eke out a role as the party diplomat, but add a Neutral Good bard who has maxed out his Bluff, Diplomacy, Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) and Sense Motive skills and he might feel like the fourth wheel on a tricycle.Personally, I think the game would be better served if all the effort that went into discussions of whether x is balanced were chanelled instead into coming up with ideas how x can play an interesting role in the party, or how the DM can come up with challenges that allow x to shine.</blockquote>