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JLV · 10-10-2018, 08:01 PM

One of the nicest things about TFT is that by simply comparing stats, you can get a feel for how "even" the combat is likely to be -- all other things being equal, two equally sized parties of equal stats should have an even chance of winning.

That said, the devil is in the details -- if one party is significantly better equipped than the other, the odds start to skew, and if one party has a lot more talents and spells than the other party, again the odds start to skew. The best way to handle it, if you really *must* "balance" your encounters that way, is to simply compare stats, and go based on "feel" and your own gaming experience on how the talents/equipment issues affect the likely outcome.

Having said THAT, remember that "balancing" things only works right up to the point where weapons are drawn -- after that, it depends on the luck of the die, how smart/experienced the players are, how smart YOU are tactically speaking, and so on.

10-10-2018, 08:01 PM	#3
JLV Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arizona	Re: Balanced Encounters - How To? One of the nicest things about TFT is that by simply comparing stats, you can get a feel for how "even" the combat is likely to be -- all other things being equal, two equally sized parties of equal stats should have an even chance of winning. That said, the devil is in the details -- if one party is significantly better equipped than the other, the odds start to skew, and if one party has a lot more talents and spells than the other party, again the odds start to skew. The best way to handle it, if you really must "balance" your encounters that way, is to simply compare stats, and go based on "feel" and your own gaming experience on how the talents/equipment issues affect the likely outcome. Having said THAT, remember that "balancing" things only works right up to the point where weapons are drawn -- after that, it depends on the luck of the die, how smart/experienced the players are, how smart YOU are tactically speaking, and so on.