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<blockquote data-quote="mmu1" data-source="post: 3040017" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>I think that, by and large, Ptolus is a great setting - but has anyone else been surprised by the power level of the people inhabiting the campaign world?</p><p></p><p>It's got 2nd level <em>warrior</em> city guards and low-ranking members of the thieves' guild running around built on 32 points or so - which core D&D defines as suitable for heroic characters - and things skyrocket from there. </p><p></p><p>Most notable characters are at least in the 50 point range, and anyone truly important might well be pushing 60. (not counting magic items or ability points gotten for going up in level, obviously) Natural key ability scores of 18-20 are ubiquitous, multiple scores of 18+ not uncommon.</p><p></p><p>Now, while I'm not particularly greedy when it comes to ability scores - I like high stats as much as anyone, but I've happily played in many campaigns featuring 28 or 32 point characters (even though my personal ideal is more like 36-40) my response to anyone who was running Ptolus and told me to make a "standard" 25 point buy character would probably be "You've got to be kidding."</p><p></p><p>Not that I think PCs should automatically have stats as good as or better as the most influential figures in the city - but I don't think expecting your character to have more natural ability than a city guardsman or a gang enforcer is an unusal thing, right?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mmu1, post: 3040017, member: 319"] I think that, by and large, Ptolus is a great setting - but has anyone else been surprised by the power level of the people inhabiting the campaign world? It's got 2nd level [i]warrior[/i] city guards and low-ranking members of the thieves' guild running around built on 32 points or so - which core D&D defines as suitable for heroic characters - and things skyrocket from there. Most notable characters are at least in the 50 point range, and anyone truly important might well be pushing 60. (not counting magic items or ability points gotten for going up in level, obviously) Natural key ability scores of 18-20 are ubiquitous, multiple scores of 18+ not uncommon. Now, while I'm not particularly greedy when it comes to ability scores - I like high stats as much as anyone, but I've happily played in many campaigns featuring 28 or 32 point characters (even though my personal ideal is more like 36-40) my response to anyone who was running Ptolus and told me to make a "standard" 25 point buy character would probably be "You've got to be kidding." Not that I think PCs should automatically have stats as good as or better as the most influential figures in the city - but I don't think expecting your character to have more natural ability than a city guardsman or a gang enforcer is an unusal thing, right? [/QUOTE]
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