Questions tagged [balance]
For questions about balance or perceived inequities between characters, classes, subclasses, spells, etc. that should be of roughly equivalent capability with one another.
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Why would anyone kill a dragon rather than subdue it in OD&D?
The rule for subdual in OD&D says (Monsters & Treasure, p. 12/13):
Subduing Dragons: Any attack may be to subdue rather than to kill, but this intent
must be announced before melee begins. ...
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Is this "Withhold Summon" feature problematic?
I found this summoner class on DMsGuild, and it seems like a fun, balanced class that fills an interesting niche. One of the major features of this class is "Withhold Summon", an ability ...
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Is this homebrew "Firemind Dragonborn" race overpowered?
I found this homebrew "Firemind Dragonborn" race on Dungeon Master's Guild (It was almost immediately taken down for some reason). It represents an Izzet Guild member given the Gift of ...
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How to make the battle against Tiamat last longer?
I am running Rise of Tiamat and the party (2 barbarians, 1 fighter, 1 paladin, 1 druid, all level 15) is going to fight Tiamat in a few sessions. I'm particularly concerned not only about the balance ...
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Is this GURPS flaw balanced?
I’m not sure if this is balanced, thusly my question.
Flaw name: Bookworm
Effect: you must carry at least 2 books with you when you leave your residence unless its to get more books & even then ...
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In Exalted 3E, can Dragon Blooded reasonably integrate with celestial exalted?
As I understand the lore of Exalted 3E, the Dragon-Blooded are supposed to be explicitly less powerful than Celestial Exalted such as the Solars and the Lunars, but drastically more numerous.
I do not ...
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How do I manage the Deck of Many Things?
I'm considering adding a Deck of Many Things to my campaign.
How would I balance this? Is there a way to stop it from upending my entire campaign? How do I keep the story on track?
How do I manage the ...
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Will chaos (or other problems) result from letting my players use Open5e.com instead of the WOTC collection of books?
I'm DM of a group that just completed a one-year long campaign, and we are about to start anew. But my players have asked if instead of using the ever-growing list of official published WOTC books, ...
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Hammer of Runic Focus
In The Book of Many Things, there is a Hammer of Runic Focus.
The illustration is awesome and its general theme and function seem interesting.
However, it seems in every way to be significantly ...
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Is Igni and the fire effect meant to be as powerful as we are understanding it to be?
I've been playing the The Witcher Pen & Paper by R. Talsorian Games with a group of friends and we've noticed that if we're reading Igni and the "fire" effect (page 161) correctly, it ...
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Is the WBN homebrew Witch class a new coffeelock? [closed]
One of my players is using a homebrew Witch class created by the podcast Worlds Beyond Number with my blessing. Essentially it's a Wisdom-based wizard who can heal and whose powers revolve around ...
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Is the moons' influence on spellcasting balanced for a Dragonlance campaign?
I am about to DM Shadow of the Dragon Queen and I have almost finished reading the manual, to get the general idea of the adventure. To be honest, I feel that the setting depicted here does not feel ...
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Is this lesser version of Life Transference balanced?
My ("plain vanilla" dnd 5e) wizard is now near level 8, and I was thinking to equip him with a straightforward reduced version of "Life Transference".
The purpose of this is merely ...
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How can I best reward players for finding secrets without breaking game balance?
So I'm still fairly new to GMing and Pathfinder 2E, but one thing I like to include is secrets in my dungeons for my players to find. Finding secrets is fun, and getting rewards for doing so is even ...
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Which of these alternate weapons are overpowered for the Armorer Artificer? [closed]
I found this artificer subclass on dmsguild and wondered if these replacement special weapons are balanced compared to:
The existing special weapon options
The offensive capabilities of a Battle ...
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