How High Level Should the Core Book Go?

[Falling Icicle]

4th edition supported levels up to 30 in the core rulebook, while previous editions supported levels up to 20. What level would you like to see the 5e core rulebook go up to?

 

[trancejeremy]

36. If the Rules Cyclopedia could do it, why not 5e? Especially if characters gain less power as they level up

 

[yoshikawa666]

36 is a good number, but 20 levels in core and some sort Epic module at the launch wouldn't be bad either.

 

[Gilladian]

I run E6 because I think 3rd and 4th editions both get too powerful and wacky at higher levels. If 5e flattens the power curve, I would not be averse to 20 levels, but I will still probably keep my own campaign world to 10-12 levels.

 

[Kaodi]

I am sure possible end points are already defined by what has been developed so far, but I am going to say 15 levels anyway.

 

[Lord Mhoram]

Have a started box that goes to 5 or so, then the actual books go to 36+ (or unlimited) like 1st AD&D.

 

[Consonant Dude]

Somewhere between level 10 and 14 is where it should stop.

Then, have different modules depending on where the group wants to go.

Some kind of mythic module for those who like amazingly powerful protagonists and one module that is more about characters gaining reach in the world (domain management and stuff like this).

 

[Vegepygmy]

I think 15 would be plenty.

 

[SKyOdin]

I would lower the level limit back down to 20 and fold epic rules into that level range. In other words, compress the 30 levels of 4E into a smaller level range. As a whole, 4E classes, monsters and magic items felt a little stretched thin across 30 levels. At the same time, I don't want epic level stuff kicked out into a weird post-game format like in 3E.

 

[Lanefan]

12.

Lan-"in other words, one higher than Spinal Tap"-efan