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<blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 7975879" data-attributes="member: 42582"><p>I haven't said anything about class balance because I'm not sure it's that big a deal.</p><p></p><p>A paladin has the highest XP requirements of any class, until being passed by monks after 14th level, and by magic-users above 38th level. A paladin aslo requires a 17 in CHA, which for a warrior-type class is a rather high cost (assuming that there is not an unlimited supply of 17 and 18 ability scores when building the PC).</p><p></p><p>The special abilities are fine but not overwhelming - some healing, Detect Evil at will, and at higher levels some spells - with two exceptions: the save bonus is strong, and the protection aura is (I think) stronger. Whether these make up for the higher XP cost and the CHA requirement is hard to judge. But anyway I don't think the strictures are best seens as a form of balance - because most of the time conforming to them is doing what you want to do anyway with your valiant knight!</p><p></p><p>If the abilities are too strong the appropriate answer is to scale them back a bit - as, for instance, 2nd ed AD&D did by halving the numerical bonuses from the protection aura.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pemerton, post: 7975879, member: 42582"] I haven't said anything about class balance because I'm not sure it's that big a deal. A paladin has the highest XP requirements of any class, until being passed by monks after 14th level, and by magic-users above 38th level. A paladin aslo requires a 17 in CHA, which for a warrior-type class is a rather high cost (assuming that there is not an unlimited supply of 17 and 18 ability scores when building the PC). The special abilities are fine but not overwhelming - some healing, Detect Evil at will, and at higher levels some spells - with two exceptions: the save bonus is strong, and the protection aura is (I think) stronger. Whether these make up for the higher XP cost and the CHA requirement is hard to judge. But anyway I don't think the strictures are best seens as a form of balance - because most of the time conforming to them is doing what you want to do anyway with your valiant knight! If the abilities are too strong the appropriate answer is to scale them back a bit - as, for instance, 2nd ed AD&D did by halving the numerical bonuses from the protection aura. [/QUOTE]
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