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<blockquote data-quote="maddman75" data-source="post: 1284410" data-attributes="member: 2673">Broken to me has a very specific definition.&nbsp; It came from Magic: The Gathering.&nbsp; A 'broken' card was one that interacted in a way that the designers did not anticipate, or greatly unappreciated how powerful it would be.&nbsp; In fact it was so powerful that you'd be foolish not to include four of them in every deck of the appropriate color.&nbsp; This was a bad thing because it leads to everyone using the same three decks - the deck with the broken card, and the deck specifically meant to deal with the broken card, and the deck meant to slaughter the anti-broken deck.&nbsp; A beats B, B beats C, C beats A.&nbsp; Might as well play rock-scissors-paper and not spend all that money on cards.So a feat that was so good you'd be cracked not to take it would be broken.&nbsp; Say, one that gives you +2 to hit with all melee weapon would be taken by all warrior types, and most clerics and rogues.&nbsp; The only truly broken rule I can think of is 3.0 Haste.As for pokemount, it should be included in gamer jargon to point out how ridiculous the ability is.&nbsp; Paladins in my world are part of the ruling nobility and fierce mounted warriors.&nbsp; They don't summon squat, they have loyal, powerful, and intelligent mounts.&nbsp; The new paladin is unusable in my world.One of many reasons I don't use Andy Collins' house rules, aka 3.5.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="maddman75, post: 1284410, member: 2673"] Broken to me has a very specific definition. It came from Magic: The Gathering. A 'broken' card was one that interacted in a way that the designers did not anticipate, or greatly unappreciated how powerful it would be. In fact it was so powerful that you'd be foolish not to include four of them in every deck of the appropriate color. This was a bad thing because it leads to everyone using the same three decks - the deck with the broken card, and the deck specifically meant to deal with the broken card, and the deck meant to slaughter the anti-broken deck. A beats B, B beats C, C beats A. Might as well play rock-scissors-paper and not spend all that money on cards. So a feat that was so good you'd be cracked not to take it would be broken. Say, one that gives you +2 to hit with all melee weapon would be taken by all warrior types, and most clerics and rogues. The only truly broken rule I can think of is 3.0 Haste. As for pokemount, it should be included in gamer jargon to point out how ridiculous the ability is. Paladins in my world are part of the ruling nobility and fierce mounted warriors. They don't summon squat, they have loyal, powerful, and intelligent mounts. The new paladin is unusable in my world. One of many reasons I don't use Andy Collins' house rules, aka 3.5. [/QUOTE]

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