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Keeping the game balanced

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CaptianRowin:
When throwing enemies that are direct counters to PCs remember to also have encounters that said PC can mow down, That balance keeps players engaged and not feeling like your out to get them.

Cadd:

--- Quote from: Mr. Death on February 05, 2018, 03:54:41 PM ---I allowed it, because:

A: By the time they've figured out the monster is immune, they've already used up at least one spell and probably taken a pretty solid hit from that monster;
B: The monsters who were immune to magic (like ogres, grendelkin and one Black Court Elder who had done her homework on the PCs) also tended to have some other toughness power, so that Weapon:8 tree they get hit with is still unlikely to be a one-hit-kill.
C: It's creative property damage and if they're actually making use of their environment, that should be rewarded with success.

--- End quote ---

Not to mention:
D : It's supported in the source material. It's the flip side of "If Jim can do it to Harry, so can you" - it is after all how Harry often handles immune/resistant foes.

potestas:
I wonder if there is a way to balance GMs who think balance is an issue.(balance and video games have totally corrupted pen and paper) And always its we need to balance wizards not the melee. This game is about wizards not the add ons. If you have a player who wants to play a wolf make sure they understand there taking a secondary support role. Create situation where the secondary support roles shine. If you play the game as a role play game and not a video game it should not be all combat. Balance is in the role play not in the who does more DPS that a lousy video game.

I am so sick of balance Nazis

Taran:
I love wizards in a support role with zone wide allied blocks, guaranteed maneuvers and shareable magic items. 

The game is all about wizards only if the GM and players want to play it that way.  I find lots of interesting stuff comes out of the Fairy Courts which has nothing to do with wizards.

I do agree that it shouldn’t be played as a video game.   I had a young player search a place and I told him he found a shovel (among other things).  He asked me what kind of shovel it was.  Wooden shovel? Stone shovel? Steel shovel??

Mr. Death:
Agreed, the series is not just about how wizards are awesome.

I mean, wizards are awesome, but that doesn't mean that everyone else is in a "secondary support role."

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