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<blockquote data-quote="D'karr" data-source="post: 3071399" data-attributes="member: 336">Sorry you feel that way.Okay, fair enough.&nbsp; I can understand the fact that you would like the PCs in your campaign to be a cut above.&nbsp; Curiosity about how the setting was put together is also valid.&nbsp; I guess my point was more directed at this comment.Your response seemed 'snarky' enough that if I was the DM I would have said, &quot;is there a problem?&quot;&nbsp; Probably in as much of a 'snarky' way.&nbsp; Sorry if I misinterpreted the snarkiness of your comment.However, since your PC would not know what the &quot;power level&quot; of the opposition is, what does it matter what their stats are?During my reading of the Night of Dissolution there where points where I said to myself, &quot;Wow, that Monte is a RBDM.&quot;&nbsp; The fact of the matter is that there are times when the chips are heavily stacked against the PCs.&nbsp; Does this present a real problem?&nbsp; Maybe.&nbsp; To&nbsp; me it signified that players should stop worrying about what is &quot;balanced and fair&quot; and start playing smart.&nbsp; Not everything in Ptolus is fair.Okay, so the perceived problem is/was?<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">NPC stats were probably not built using point buy?</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Your PC is not as &quot;powerful&quot; as the NPCs?</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">You perceive this to be somehow &quot;unbalanced&quot; or unfair?</li>
</ul>Like I said above, I'm sorry if the comment seemed aimed at you or the other poster.&nbsp; My comment is directed at the attitude that if the stats for NPCs are not being generated using Point Buy then the game is somehow less fair.&nbsp; That attitude from players is, IMHO, a storm in a teacup.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D'karr, post: 3071399, member: 336"] Sorry you feel that way. Okay, fair enough. I can understand the fact that you would like the PCs in your campaign to be a cut above. Curiosity about how the setting was put together is also valid. I guess my point was more directed at this comment. Your response seemed 'snarky' enough that if I was the DM I would have said, "is there a problem?" Probably in as much of a 'snarky' way. Sorry if I misinterpreted the snarkiness of your comment. However, since your PC would not know what the "power level" of the opposition is, what does it matter what their stats are? During my reading of the Night of Dissolution there where points where I said to myself, "Wow, that Monte is a RBDM." The fact of the matter is that there are times when the chips are heavily stacked against the PCs. Does this present a real problem? Maybe. To me it signified that players should stop worrying about what is "balanced and fair" and start playing smart. Not everything in Ptolus is fair. Okay, so the perceived problem is/was? [list]NPC stats were probably not built using point buy?[/list] [list]Your PC is not as "powerful" as the NPCs?[/list] [list]You perceive this to be somehow "unbalanced" or unfair?[/list] Like I said above, I'm sorry if the comment seemed aimed at you or the other poster. My comment is directed at the attitude that if the stats for NPCs are not being generated using Point Buy then the game is somehow less fair. That attitude from players is, IMHO, a storm in a teacup. [/QUOTE]

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