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<blockquote data-quote="Janos Antero" data-source="post: 778143" data-attributes="member: 4480"><p>Honestly, after putting so much time and effort into a PC, ANY PC I play, I wouldn't want to start back at 1st again. Starting at 1 level lower than the lowest in the party, or at the lowest in the party feels like punishment enough for a death (even if it was a death I was smart about and just bad luck).</p><p></p><p>Death is a penalty to a PC, and it takes good sportsmanship to accept that loss with good graces, but a total wipeout of everything you've done so far? Meaning you have to reearn ALL those lower levels? Ugh, no way! Campaign isn't for me in that case.</p><p></p><p>That rule transcends any edition though, as well as game that has a staged progression that will impact life. I don't want to be that much behind the party, and not able to contribute in most ways for several sessions, I have better things to spend my time on honestly. </p><p></p><p>I could take it with good graces if the party itself was maybe 4th or lower, but even at 5th, no thank you, not for me, I had fun with this guy but will be moving to a new campaign now. I put alot into every character I make, and that goes up exponentially as I level up, I don't even like restarting campaigns without a good end feeling to it.</p><p></p><p>It's a big playstyle difference I admit, but those are my 2 coppers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janos Antero, post: 778143, member: 4480"] Honestly, after putting so much time and effort into a PC, ANY PC I play, I wouldn't want to start back at 1st again. Starting at 1 level lower than the lowest in the party, or at the lowest in the party feels like punishment enough for a death (even if it was a death I was smart about and just bad luck). Death is a penalty to a PC, and it takes good sportsmanship to accept that loss with good graces, but a total wipeout of everything you've done so far? Meaning you have to reearn ALL those lower levels? Ugh, no way! Campaign isn't for me in that case. That rule transcends any edition though, as well as game that has a staged progression that will impact life. I don't want to be that much behind the party, and not able to contribute in most ways for several sessions, I have better things to spend my time on honestly. I could take it with good graces if the party itself was maybe 4th or lower, but even at 5th, no thank you, not for me, I had fun with this guy but will be moving to a new campaign now. I put alot into every character I make, and that goes up exponentially as I level up, I don't even like restarting campaigns without a good end feeling to it. It's a big playstyle difference I admit, but those are my 2 coppers. [/QUOTE]
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