tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693727510617938398.post7920386654554055680..comments2024-03-22T17:20:40.789+00:00Comments on Trollish Delver: The balancing actScott Malthousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12028866803584444828noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693727510617938398.post-30072547913448575452011-01-06T00:34:40.714+00:002011-01-06T00:34:40.714+00:00How does one balance a setting?How does one balance a setting?Pontifexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761338487255048337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693727510617938398.post-22396410829031055232011-01-05T22:13:10.245+00:002011-01-05T22:13:10.245+00:00Rifts seems fine given what it is: a set of rules ...Rifts seems fine given what it is: a set of rules for a campaign world that isn't anywhere near balanced. While the game world isn't balanced, a fair or better GM should be able to run a fairly balanced campaign with the rules if that's what the group wants. I know I could, but then I'm used to running campaigns in a game world that isn't balanced.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879930955049101533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693727510617938398.post-51784590517613767752011-01-05T22:09:17.885+00:002011-01-05T22:09:17.885+00:00I think you are making a crucial mistake. The poin...I think you are making a crucial mistake. The point of game balance isn't to make all characters bland, or the same. The point is to let you know that playing a balrog *is* imbalanced - to establish a baseline. There is nothing saying you can't, just that if you do, the assumptions of the game are different. <br /><br />A related read: http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/dued/2011January<br /><br />Of course, whatever you wish to play, continue to enjoy and support it! Roll some dice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-693727510617938398.post-62427966404854261322011-01-05T21:07:28.606+00:002011-01-05T21:07:28.606+00:00I think that games are not served well at either e...I think that games are not served well at either extreme. <br /><br />4e is over-balanced. Rifts is underbalanced.<br /><br />In the middle is better.Pontifexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761338487255048337noreply@blogger.com