tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11153231.post113674211101526129..comments2023-10-21T22:10:53.015-05:00Comments on Design Notes: A question of balanceChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05334071256551332865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11153231.post-1137215925629288752006-01-14T00:18:00.000-05:002006-01-14T00:18:00.000-05:00Right- the way I see the talents is a recognition ...Right- the way I see the talents is a recognition that most entry level talents are much weaker than feats. <BR/><BR/>Something like Savant. To me the plus feats are there to let you get more things like Plan.<BR/><BR/>Of course you mention Evasion, which is an entry level talent, but Evasion is a ridiculous entry level talent.<BR/><BR/>So we have to write that off for the purpsoe of this Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334071256551332865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11153231.post-1137212247638165422006-01-13T23:17:00.000-05:002006-01-13T23:17:00.000-05:00The plus talents in d20F seemed to imply that as w...The plus talents in d20F seemed to imply that as well -- but I'd sure charge a lot more than one feat for Evasion and that comes out as a single talent, so I'm very confused. Anyway, I thought the d20F 2fers were a belated recognition that some of the talents were vastly worse than others.<BR/><BR/>I'm always a little fuzzy on the level requirements for feats too. Is the implication that higher Steve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379811212810268091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11153231.post-1137199954740264452006-01-13T19:52:00.000-05:002006-01-13T19:52:00.000-05:00Well actually I did a tree just like that for ever...Well actually I did a tree just like that for every ability score. <BR/><BR/>I think making someone wait till 18th level to get a +3 to an ability, which also means they need to take 5 levels in a Basic Class, is ok. But that's why I was asking ;)<BR/><BR/>On the issue of feats vs. talents, my personal feeling is that talents should be weaker than feats.<BR/><BR/>The Plus talents in d20F sure Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334071256551332865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11153231.post-1137175404202661062006-01-13T13:03:00.000-05:002006-01-13T13:03:00.000-05:00Sorry about the slow reply.It's probably fairly ni...Sorry about the slow reply.<BR/><BR/>It's probably fairly nice -- essentially 2 feats for a +1 to hit and damage with all melee weapons as compared to +1 to hit and +2 damage with a specific weapons for Weapon Focus/Specialization.<BR/><BR/>But that also doesn't seem completely out of whack. It'd likely be more problematic if applied to spell-casting stats -- or, actually, just so appealing thatSteve Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379811212810268091noreply@blogger.com