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Further to post 1068: This suggests a rough ratio of 3:2. That is, 7th level AD&D = 10th to 11th level 4e; 12th to 13th level AD&D = 18th to 19th level 4e; etc. But that is only rough: it gives us 20th level AD&D = 30th level 4e, but the fiction of 20th level AD&D is not very well...

But . . . but . . . my vorpal longsword goes to 11.

A 19th level PC is close to Epic tier. Here's an example of an episode of upper-Paragon play: In AD&D terms, this is in the same general ballpark as D3 or Q1, and so I guess 10th to 14th level. In AD&D, 7th level PCs are very capable against Orcs and Ogres, but are likely to be at risk if...

I've posted examples, which you seem to be ignoring. A high epic tier fighter can do 600 hp of the damage to the tarrasque in one round. That's not comparable to 5th level in any version of D&D. A high epic tier invoker can dominate a group of enemies once per encounter. That's not comparable...

I guess when you put it like that . . . I also think there may be a failure to have regard to all the complex build elements of a 4e PC, and the (many) ways in which they interact. And that's before we get to party synergies. It is a very intricate game.

I don't know what you mean by "the power level is so low"? How are you measuring power level? The 30th level Invoker/Wizard in my game can turn back time to return from the dead if killed; can dominate a group of enemies once per encounter; can manipulate magical effects with more skill and...

So is the answer to my question - how does the framing of scenes/establishing of situations work in your system? - the following (at least more-or-less)? *The GM builds (or borrows or purchases) a fantasy setting. *The GM thinks up one or more sequences of dramatic events/developments that are...

The post that I replied to just said "Have a look at the lvl 29 powers in 4E. Compare to synaptic static in 5E.". And Synaptic Static is itself from a supplement rather than the PhB. But in any event, here's a 29th level spell from the 4e PHB: Hurl through Hell Daily * Arcane, Fear, Fire...

People have asked you, in more than one thread, to say a bit about your system. And you seem very hesitant to do so. I think if you want people to be eager to try your system, you need to tell them something about it. For instance, how does the framing of scenes/establishing of situations work...

As I posted, So I'm not sure what point you're intending to make, that you think I'm missing. I'm not sure what "it" means here. But anyway, an AD&D Type VI demon has AC -2, which is the same as a fighter with Plate +1, a shield +2, and DEX 15. It has an average of 44 hp, which is in the same...

That's not my experience. Advancement in D&D has a significant arithmetic component. It's always possible to compress or expand the arithmetic of levelling into fewer, or a greater number of, chunks ("levels"). But if you're talking in terms of non-mathematical effects that are imagined to...

But this isn't simple. You're describing fairly complicated PC build rules. I can see what you're trying to do. But I'm not persuaded the maths can actually work. 4e did it by using more parameters than just DCs. It uses condition resistance, condition mitigation, action economy manipulation...

I've GMed a lot of, and played a bit of, high level FRPGing - AD&D, Rolemaster, 4e D&D. 4e D&D worked well, and to me it seemed pretty well designed. There is a fairly clear progression of effects, eg from slow or prone on Heroic tier encounter powers to Dominate on an upper Epic tier encounter...

In Classic Traveller, the closest service to a "fighter" is Army or Marine. The closest to a "thief" is Other. On the Service Skills table, there are 24 possible results. On the Army table (1977 version), those are: 4 results of +1 stat increase (STR, DEX, END or EDU) 1 Brawling, 2 Blade...

Equally it's a modified version of 4e. Bounded accuracy; the lack of scaling spells; classes with "sub-classes"; its action economy; much of its approach to weapons and armour; etc, etc, etc.