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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SHARK" data-source="post: 204974" data-attributes="member: 1131">Greetings!Wow. I'm sorry to hear that it's such a burden, SF. maybe you can regain your energy, or develop a new approach, or--gain a new group to play with.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As for the folks that I play with--well, I'll admit that I am apparently in the distinct minority. Most of the folks I play with don't min/max, don't use terms "broken/shafted" or even care about combat balance from one class-type to another.If one wants to play a Bard, they do so because they want to sing, do espionage/politics, and generally hang out and have a good time. It's a good "generalist" character for either someone who really likes being a Bard, or can't decide on a different class. Other players have played the Ranger, and the problems with the Ranger that I have mentioned from here gets a "What? I don't see it. I like the Ranger. The Ranger is fine the way it is." The party is usually more concerned about their friends, survival, and mission accomplishment than magic items, or some huge grasp for power. Magic items are neat, but they certainly don't whine about them or bother me about it. They are excited when they get master work anything, or if I take the time to describe a really cool suit of Elven chainmail that is edged in mithril, and has shoulder-guards carved like lion-heads. That is enough for them. They get all excited about it. And it could be very magical, or maybe it's just a suit of master work armor. With encounters, noone would ever question my use of characters. They don't even know what level the enemy characters are. They just assume they are gonna be badass, and they will probably lose fate points. Hopefully they will win, but even if they do, they know it will surely cost them. I can add or subtract whatever numbers I want, making stuff up on the fly if I haven't specifically prepared and detailed it. Who would gainsay me? If I think the captain of the guard has an AC of 28, then that's what he has. If he his the players based on some fly-by night BAB I've assigned him at the moment, then he does. If he doesn't cut the grade, and the players womp on him anyways, so be it. I have a good grasp of the rules and stats, and wing it to my heart's desire, and there aren't any problems. If there are some occasions where the enemy has gained some advantage due to an oversight on my part, it's no problem, because there's been times where the players will triumph on occasions where I *didn't* apply all of the enemy creature's benefits and powers. That's just chalked up simply to stronger, more elite opponents, or on the other hand, weaker, green opponents who underestimate the player characters, thus leading to a swifter, easier victory. In the end, everyone has fun.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Remember too, that many things that are huge problems and issues here may in fact be minor issues or even nonexistent to many people out there, who aren't here, I mean. In the end, it's a game to have fun with.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Semper Fidelis,SHARK</blockquote>

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