Greetings!
I've been skimming through the core rolebook, and I had the sensation that the Earth stance is way too strong compared to the others. I also had the feeling that it can prolong innecesarily the fights, making them longer and tedious.
Do you have the same feeling? Have you thought of any way to patch it?
I was thinking changing the effect of the stance so that instead of saying "Others cannot spend to inflict critical strikes or conditions on you" is say "Others must spend an extra to inflict critical strikes or conditions on you." (or maybe two extra )
What do you think?