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<blockquote data-quote="Puggins" data-source="post: 5054441" data-attributes="member: 12386">I don't think that my main complaint is a system-level issue so much as it is an exception-level issue.The early books tended to scrub out flavor-specific rules in order to either make the game simpler or to make sure all power sources were nearly equal.&nbsp; Take a look at Shield of Deflection in PHB1, for example.&nbsp; The effect isn't overpowered or anything, it's just- generic.&nbsp; Range attacks vary drastically, arrows and boulders (which the shield would obviously guard against) to psychic assaults.&nbsp; Having the shield protect against everything makes it more useful, but having it guard against only attacks vs. AC and reflex would've given more &quot;plausibility,&quot; for lack of a better term.Generic save penalties and bonuses have the same problem.&nbsp; A single power that helps someone shake off dragonfear just as effectively as poison sorta pushes the envelope.Fortunately, the way to fix these is simply- I house rule them or don't hand them out.&nbsp; ta-da, done!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Puggins, post: 5054441, member: 12386"] I don't think that my main complaint is a system-level issue so much as it is an exception-level issue. The early books tended to scrub out flavor-specific rules in order to either make the game simpler or to make sure all power sources were nearly equal. Take a look at [I]Shield of Deflection[/I] in PHB1, for example. The effect isn't overpowered or anything, it's just- generic. Range attacks vary drastically, arrows and boulders (which the shield would obviously guard against) to psychic assaults. Having the shield protect against everything makes it more useful, but having it guard against only attacks vs. AC and reflex would've given more "plausibility," for lack of a better term. Generic save penalties and bonuses have the same problem. A single power that helps someone shake off dragonfear just as effectively as poison sorta pushes the envelope. Fortunately, the way to fix these is simply- I house rule them or don't hand them out. ta-da, done! [/QUOTE]

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