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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herobizkit" data-source="post: 2606611" data-attributes="member: 36150">D&D, at its core, is supposed to be a "team" game.  As such, it is important that each player character has the same relative amount of strength/abilities.  If one PC is better than the rest, that PC tends to overshadow the rest as said PC always succeeds, kills the most enemies, and renders the other PCs more or less useless.By the same token, the PC's must also be balanced against the challenges that the DM offers.  PCs tend to have a plethora of special abilities and spells that are not always readily available to monsters and other opponents (at least, not without reworking them).  So, it is a DM's responsibilty that the challenges he creates are neither too easy nor too difficult to overcome.  Too easy, and the PCs get soft and may even grow bored with each encounter; too hard, and the PCs may get frustrated and give up trying to win, or end up dead.That said, I don't worry much about 'balance' in my campaigns.</blockquote>