This encourages exploration; if someone rushes in and grabs a treasure chest with 10,000 gold on the first turn, it's a bonus for them and speeds up the game!
Scrolls cannot be used without a Game Master. Griffins? Both players will have them! Where's the imbalance?)
Let's model a situation: long, winding roads leading from the main base, with no possibility to go in all directions (and they happen to go in different directions). One player heads towards a reasonable (and logical) grassy area, while some drunk Amylu runs towards a swamp, finds a treasure chest there, picks up Pandora's Box with 3 Archdevils, and successfully kills the opponent in the early second week. The question is, where is the balance here, according to the self-proclaimed experts!