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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paradigm" data-source="post: 4404095" data-attributes="member: 2802">I think that the fact that some fairly sharp gamers were willing to nominate us as Best Rules should indicate that the game is playable.  Having designed and published gaming product for many years now, I've come to realize that anything  that does not fit a person's perception of balance will not just be described as "too good", it will be described as game-breaking-play-ruining-anyone-that-doesn't-use-this-is-an-idiot-what-the-hell-were-you-thinking-you-morons bad.  The simple fact is, no matter how smart you are, no matter how skilled your play testers are, you are massively outnumbered by players that want to get the most out their characters.The game has errata, but what game doesn't? I can tell you that combat does not drag, at all.  It has the advantage that nobody is worthless.  Even the two weapon fighter, streamlined to gain maximum advantage from his fighting profile, serves to make the characters that did not spend as much of their build on fighting even more effective.The game was designed with certain principles in mind:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The rules should be robust enough to handle the unexpected</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The rules should be easy enough to prevent a player from looking in the rulebook</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The terrors of the Invisible World are powerful, and Witch Hunters will have to work together to defeat them</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Every character can participate, effectively, in combat</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Witch Hunters are extraordinary, and even the least of them is a match for several ordinary mortals</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is very difficult to die a hollow and pointless death</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The rules should have mechanics to directly reward and encourage role playing</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The game should be fast and fun</li> </ul>On these points I think the game has succeeded.  For example, a typical Dark Providence adventure contains at least 2 combats, the players spend more time role playing and investigating than fighting, and the adventure is completed in under 4 hours.  That should make it pretty obvious that the game does not drag.My main complaint is that we didn't put more encouragement to the Grand Master to give out Hero Points easily, because when we play, they are earned and spent constantly.  That was our intent, we want players to go over the top and get themselves into the kind of binds that the heroes in movies and novels routinely find themselves in, and then use the Hero Points to simulate the fact that the script-writer is on the protagonists' side.I hope this post illuminates this discussion, and I remain available to answer questions.</blockquote>

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