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<blockquote data-quote="Sigurd" data-source="post: 5104059" data-attributes="member: 19412"><p><strong>I think balance reqs can be unrealistic</strong></p><p></p><p>I have to say sometimes a player race is unbalanced and that's ok. I'm struck by the number of people who say: "I want to see a no LA version of Godzilla."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Specifically I've seen this in regards to Fey races and to some extent Vampires. Both of these should be potentially wet your pants scary. Watered down versions that some how are supposed to 'get along' with the rest of the party can be a mistake.</p><p>Its popular right now to have a lot of sympathy for Vampires. Angel, Buffy, Twilight etc... would have you believe they are misunderstood males that have finally lived long enough to be emotionally mature. Delicious bad boys that may suck your blood but at least they're up front about it.</p><p></p><p>I don't think you should always water down 'races'. Players get this expectation that they will always be the most dangerous critter on the block - sometimes this just aint so.</p><p></p><p>Mostly I like pathfinder's current non monster player characters state because it emphasizes the dominant situation in the game world. Every second party I've seen has a Drizzt like character who is the single exception to an otherwise harsh or evil worldview. I expect players to live in the realm of the exceptional but sometimes it is still a bit much.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sigurd</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sigurd, post: 5104059, member: 19412"] [b]I think balance reqs can be unrealistic[/b] I have to say sometimes a player race is unbalanced and that's ok. I'm struck by the number of people who say: "I want to see a no LA version of Godzilla." Specifically I've seen this in regards to Fey races and to some extent Vampires. Both of these should be potentially wet your pants scary. Watered down versions that some how are supposed to 'get along' with the rest of the party can be a mistake. Its popular right now to have a lot of sympathy for Vampires. Angel, Buffy, Twilight etc... would have you believe they are misunderstood males that have finally lived long enough to be emotionally mature. Delicious bad boys that may suck your blood but at least they're up front about it. I don't think you should always water down 'races'. Players get this expectation that they will always be the most dangerous critter on the block - sometimes this just aint so. Mostly I like pathfinder's current non monster player characters state because it emphasizes the dominant situation in the game world. Every second party I've seen has a Drizzt like character who is the single exception to an otherwise harsh or evil worldview. I expect players to live in the realm of the exceptional but sometimes it is still a bit much. Sigurd [/QUOTE]
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