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Does the 3rd Tier of Play at Level 11 Make Sense?
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<blockquote data-quote="THEMNGMNT" data-source="post: 8949235" data-attributes="member: 6809274"><p>Having run a 1-20 5E campaign, here's what I believe the four tiers are:</p><p></p><p>Tier 1: Level 1. First level is its own thing and unique in the game due primarily to the fragility of player characters.</p><p></p><p>Tier 2: Level 2 - Level 4. Characters have good survivability and are reasonably effective, but not particularly powerful.</p><p></p><p>Tier 3: Level 5 - Level 12. This is the core 5E experience of heroic fantasy roleplaying.</p><p></p><p>Tier 4: Level 13 - Level 20. Starting at 13th level, characters gain access to level 7 spells that fundamentally change the game. They can die and come back with a single spell, travel the planes, and just generally wreak havoc on the DM's plans. </p><p></p><p>In my experience, characters level very quickly from 17 onward. They can gain a level from a single battle, because they're capable of defeating very, very, very powerful enemies. </p><p></p><p>Next time I play a high level campaign, I'll likely take that approach starting from 13th level. Not because high level play isn't fun. It is. But because it's kinda like desert. Enjoyable, but you don't want too much or you might get sick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="THEMNGMNT, post: 8949235, member: 6809274"] Having run a 1-20 5E campaign, here's what I believe the four tiers are: Tier 1: Level 1. First level is its own thing and unique in the game due primarily to the fragility of player characters. Tier 2: Level 2 - Level 4. Characters have good survivability and are reasonably effective, but not particularly powerful. Tier 3: Level 5 - Level 12. This is the core 5E experience of heroic fantasy roleplaying. Tier 4: Level 13 - Level 20. Starting at 13th level, characters gain access to level 7 spells that fundamentally change the game. They can die and come back with a single spell, travel the planes, and just generally wreak havoc on the DM's plans. In my experience, characters level very quickly from 17 onward. They can gain a level from a single battle, because they're capable of defeating very, very, very powerful enemies. Next time I play a high level campaign, I'll likely take that approach starting from 13th level. Not because high level play isn't fun. It is. But because it's kinda like desert. Enjoyable, but you don't want too much or you might get sick. [/QUOTE]
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