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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SableWyvern" data-source="post: 4401129" data-attributes="member: 1008">I always gave out 40 bonus DP per level, for rounding out characters. They weren't allowed to be spent on core skills (eg, weapons), but could be spent in some of the more expensive categories, such as Combat Manoeuvres, as well as anything I didn't consider a primary adventuring skill.That does bring me to a possible character generation pitfall, though -- when assigning stat values, if your GM is using the default DP rules, make sure your DP stats are sufficiently high.This is true, although casting times drop as you level, and instant spells don't suffer from this problem. I don't recall ever noticing a problem with RRs being too easy to make, though. As for Static Spell Casting checks, as I recall it's not all that hard to cast a bit quickly if you make use of all the possible bonuses you accrue (although, if you're playing an Arcane spellcaster in RMSS, Static Spell Casting checks should be avoided at all costs unless you're really desperate.RMSS did make this harder for semis, but I think the result is more balanced than previous editions. Semis tend to rule at high levels even with this change. I don't believe pure spell users are at all hard done by with their spell costs.RM2 is worse. RM1 was worse again by an order of magnitude. I'm not sure about new editions such as RMC.The major problem is the fine granularity of skills. Technically, you need Prepare Poison, Use/Remove Poison and Poison Lore to be an effective poisoner, and some of those are expensive. Consolidating the skill list, or allowing skills to enhance other skills, rather then being prerequisite parts of a skill chain makes a big difference.Well, it helps. Depending on how much downtime the group is prepared to suffer through, the availability of herbs (and the money to buy them) and what kind of mundane healing rules you're using, you may be able to get away with a dedicated second-string healer (such as a paladin).</blockquote>

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