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<blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 4954398" data-attributes="member: 46713">Huh? But I never said that!You may have noted I was actually replying to Capp'n'Zapp and used the opportunity to warn against bossy DMs who prematurely feel it's necessary to ban everything that looks like it may be an interesting option for players. If you feel that describes you, be my guest!I don't believe that either. I do believe a DM should have a good reason for banning something. &quot;People on the internet think it's overpowered&quot; doesn't count as a good reason in my book.And as you've admitted yourself: Banning the most powerful option only means that the second-best option is now the most powerful. You may end up banning everything interesting until all that is left is bland.And here's the difference to my players:They won't take the best stuff for their new characters if they think it's made of cheese. I don't have to interfere at all.And here's the crux: What if the players actually had lots of fun in those 4 sessions? Being overpowered actually often is fun - at least for a while. I say: Let the players revel in their power if everyone enjoys it! It only becomes a problem if players of less optimized characters feel they're completely overshadowed. But that's the risk I'm willing to take.As a final note: One-trick pony builds that require a very specific combination of feats, powers and items to do their thing create characters that are quite vulnerable to anything that prevents them from using their trick.Players will always lose the arms race against the DM if the DM sets his mind to it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jhaelen, post: 4954398, member: 46713"] Huh? But I never said that! You may have noted I was actually replying to Capp'n'Zapp and used the opportunity to warn against bossy DMs who prematurely feel it's necessary to ban everything that looks like it may be an interesting option for players. If you feel that describes you, be my guest! I don't believe that either. I do believe a DM should have a good reason for banning something. "People on the internet think it's overpowered" doesn't count as a good reason in my book. And as you've admitted yourself: Banning the most powerful option only means that the second-best option is now the most powerful. You may end up banning everything interesting until all that is left is bland. And here's the difference to my players: They won't take the best stuff for their new characters if they think it's made of cheese. I don't have to interfere at all. And here's the crux: What if the players actually had lots of fun in those 4 sessions? Being overpowered actually often is fun - at least for a while. I say: Let the players revel in their power if everyone enjoys it! It only becomes a problem if players of less optimized characters feel they're completely overshadowed. But that's the risk I'm willing to take. As a final note: One-trick pony builds that require a very specific combination of feats, powers and items to do their thing create characters that are quite vulnerable to anything that prevents them from using their trick. Players will always lose the arms race against the DM if the DM sets his mind to it. [/QUOTE]

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