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<blockquote data-quote="dvvega" data-source="post: 1819219" data-attributes="member: 524"><p>Firstly, there is no evidence that these people would have been 20th level. Take the army-leaders for example (Alexander and Joan). The average army would be warriors, some fighters, roguish scouts etc. Not many of them would be higher than 5th or 6th level. They could easily have been in the 6th to 10th level range to do what they did. In addition, Joan of Arc had a force of personality and could have been 1st level with the right knowledges in warfare and tactics. Alexander was a well-educated person so his knowledges could account for his tactical abilities. And with the marshall class, it can easily seem that they were higher level than they are.</p><p></p><p>Arthur and Galahad fall into similar categories. If the average warrior type was 6th level (easily able to slaughter innocent villagers) then they would only need to be 6th level non-warriors to look impressive. Galahad the 6th level Paladin would outshine the warriors, and Arthur the 6th level Fighter with uber-magical sword would go a long way to make him look 20th level.</p><p></p><p>Secondly: the way I handle the progression is down-time. Plain and simple. The party doesn't have to roleplay it. If someone isn't advancing they normally take care of the research, shopping tasks, creation of items, etc while others train. Training costs money (slows down the hoarding of gold) as well, with a base amount, varying based on number of NEW skills and feats being learnt. I've found that this stretches the time factor out pretty well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dvvega, post: 1819219, member: 524"] Firstly, there is no evidence that these people would have been 20th level. Take the army-leaders for example (Alexander and Joan). The average army would be warriors, some fighters, roguish scouts etc. Not many of them would be higher than 5th or 6th level. They could easily have been in the 6th to 10th level range to do what they did. In addition, Joan of Arc had a force of personality and could have been 1st level with the right knowledges in warfare and tactics. Alexander was a well-educated person so his knowledges could account for his tactical abilities. And with the marshall class, it can easily seem that they were higher level than they are. Arthur and Galahad fall into similar categories. If the average warrior type was 6th level (easily able to slaughter innocent villagers) then they would only need to be 6th level non-warriors to look impressive. Galahad the 6th level Paladin would outshine the warriors, and Arthur the 6th level Fighter with uber-magical sword would go a long way to make him look 20th level. Secondly: the way I handle the progression is down-time. Plain and simple. The party doesn't have to roleplay it. If someone isn't advancing they normally take care of the research, shopping tasks, creation of items, etc while others train. Training costs money (slows down the hoarding of gold) as well, with a base amount, varying based on number of NEW skills and feats being learnt. I've found that this stretches the time factor out pretty well. [/QUOTE]
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