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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 1812365" data-attributes="member: 1465"><p>I have been in campaigns which started at different levels between 1 and 8. Starting at level higher than 3-4 has always been a problem, because the same players which drooled at the idea of being "more powerful" since the start, usually ended up proving they couldn't handle all their character features properly. Hey, but that applies to me as well <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> </p><p></p><p>For an entire campaign which is supposed to last long in terms of character time, I think it's best to start at levels 1-4. If players are accustomed to their type of character, it's not a bad idea to skip the early levels so you can start with 2-3 feats and quite an array of spells for example, or you can already be multiclass.</p><p></p><p>For single-shot adventures it's ok to start at any level. The problem, as I said, is that you should play a class which you are already familiar with, otherwise starting at high level can be a real mess. It's not a good idea to let someone start as high-level druid if he has no idea how wildshape works, or a high-level rogue who doesn't know well when he can sneak attack...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 1812365, member: 1465"] I have been in campaigns which started at different levels between 1 and 8. Starting at level higher than 3-4 has always been a problem, because the same players which drooled at the idea of being "more powerful" since the start, usually ended up proving they couldn't handle all their character features properly. Hey, but that applies to me as well :heh: For an entire campaign which is supposed to last long in terms of character time, I think it's best to start at levels 1-4. If players are accustomed to their type of character, it's not a bad idea to skip the early levels so you can start with 2-3 feats and quite an array of spells for example, or you can already be multiclass. For single-shot adventures it's ok to start at any level. The problem, as I said, is that you should play a class which you are already familiar with, otherwise starting at high level can be a real mess. It's not a good idea to let someone start as high-level druid if he has no idea how wildshape works, or a high-level rogue who doesn't know well when he can sneak attack... [/QUOTE]
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