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Revenant

Wed

Feb 16
2000

00:21

Balance? BALANCE?! We don't need no stinkin' balance!

Robbie Taylor wrote:
> This is one that I've been thinking about for a while. How much do
> you actually care about balance? Personally, I don't care at all.
> If you're willing to kill characters off, then I guess you can say
> your game is balanced, but unless you are, the game is always
> tilted in the player's favor.

  Okay, so by 'balance' you mean the proportion of power between GM and
players?

> Since I like to have fun and don't want to deal with pouty players
> who've just had their favorite character killed, I don't give a
> flip about making sure that they don't get too big for their
> britches.
> Also, if they get powerful, I have no problem coming up with
> powerful things to send against them. So, there's always some
> challenge; but who needs balance?
> I am at one with my duality...

  It's one way to play.  I wouldn't say it's the 'right' way, but if it
works for your group - why not?


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