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Is Paragon Tier the "sweet spot" of 4E? And other ruminations on the tiers
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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5591810" data-attributes="member: 463"><p>Well, in my successful 1e AD&D campaign one notable feature was that PC group size got smaller at higher levels - 5-6 PCs at 'Heroic', 3-4 at 'Paragon' and 1-2 at 'Epic' was typical. That's just the way it evolved, but it had many advantages in terms of keeping things manageable at all levels, and I get the impression Gygax's Greyhawk worked similarly, with very high level PCs often adventuring solo, and team-ups being a big deal.</p><p></p><p>Obviously this is problematic if you want a 5-player group at the table over the whole 30-level campaign, and WoTC's attempts to accommodate this in eg E1-E3 were not very successful as far as I can see. Paragon Paths & Epic Destinies imply that PCs are these cool legendary figures, but that doesn't come out in play when the entirety of play is just a linear dungeon full of 28 encounters to kill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5591810, member: 463"] Well, in my successful 1e AD&D campaign one notable feature was that PC group size got smaller at higher levels - 5-6 PCs at 'Heroic', 3-4 at 'Paragon' and 1-2 at 'Epic' was typical. That's just the way it evolved, but it had many advantages in terms of keeping things manageable at all levels, and I get the impression Gygax's Greyhawk worked similarly, with very high level PCs often adventuring solo, and team-ups being a big deal. Obviously this is problematic if you want a 5-player group at the table over the whole 30-level campaign, and WoTC's attempts to accommodate this in eg E1-E3 were not very successful as far as I can see. Paragon Paths & Epic Destinies imply that PCs are these cool legendary figures, but that doesn't come out in play when the entirety of play is just a linear dungeon full of 28 encounters to kill. [/QUOTE]
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