What level do you start PCs?

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Quasqueton

First Post

• Jun 21, 2004

• #1

Discounting one-shots or other "non-standard" campaign starts, what level do you usually start PCs at?

 

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diaglo

Adventurer

• Jun 21, 2004

• #2

all PCs start at 1st lvl. from day one to day infinity. all new PCs start at lvl 1

 

Thanee

First Post

• Jun 21, 2004

• #3

2nd Level, for two reasons.

1) Multiclassing makes more sense, if you can start out with both classes.
2) Double hit points, 1st level chars are whimps.

And 2nd level is still very much the same as 1st level, it doesn't take away from character development at all.

Bye
Thanee

 

Grazzt

Demon Lord

• Jun 21, 2004

• #4

diaglo said:

all PCs start at 1st lvl. from day one to day infinity. all new PCs start at lvl 1

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Yep- same here. I've done it this way since 1e (and before 1e) and don't see it changing any time in the future.

 

wedgeski

Adventurer

• Jun 21, 2004

• #5

Quasqueton said:

Discounting one-shots or other "non-standard" campaign starts, what level do you usually start PCs at?

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1st, historically. I would not be averse to starting at 2nd or 3rd if my players really wanted to, though.

 

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Inconsequenti-AL

Breaks Games

• Jun 21, 2004

• #6

It varies a lot with the campaign.

I'd say the general default is 3rd - extra feat, some flexibility/toughness and our group got *really* sick of levels 1 and 2 - Had a run of DMs who'd start a game, run about 10 sessions, then stop...

Although my current campaign started at 1st. Just for nostalgia.

 

Henry

Autoexreginated

• Jun 21, 2004

• #7

Anywhere from first to 4th - it depends on the campaign and the DM's whimsy.

 

Zappo

Explorer

• Jun 21, 2004

• #8

Generally, from 3rd to 5th. This allows for characters with complex multiclasses, characters with a LA, and for complex backgrounds which imply a certain amount of experience.

 

Vaxalon

First Post

• Jun 21, 2004

• #9

Depends. I've started people as high as 12th depending on what I wanted to run.

 

Treebore

First Post

• Jun 21, 2004

• #10

Always first level for a campaign. Whatever level needed to test an "idea" or run a cool looking module.