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<blockquote data-quote="Zerakon" data-source="post: 996953" data-attributes="member: 12921">If you can reach 20th level in one year of one-session-per-week playing, that to me seems way too &quot;easy.&quot; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-P" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :-P"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":-P" />&nbsp; Granted, different strokes for different folks, but I would have far preferred that the standard system be something more like:&quot;session&quot; = ~5 hours solid playing~3 sessions to reach 2nd level~7 sessions to reach 3rd level~12 sessions to reach 4th level~18 sessions to reach 5th level~25 sessions to reach 6th level(so half a year of playing 5 hours per week -&gt; 6th level)~33 sessions to reach 7th level~42 sessions to reach 8th level~52 sessions to reach 9th level(so about a year of playing 5 hours per week -&gt; 9th level)~63 sessions for 10th~75 sessions for 11th(1.5 years of playing -&gt; 11th level)~88 sessions for 12th~102 sessions for 13th(2 years -&gt; 13th level)~117 sessions for 14th~133 sessions for 15th(2.5 years -&gt; 15th level)~150 sessions for 16th~168 sessions for 17th(3 years -&gt; 17th level)~187 sessions for 18th~207 sessions for 19th(4 years -&gt; 19th level)~228 sessions for 20thThat sort of schedule would let characters develop more slowly, put more of an emphasis on low-to-mid-level play, which IMO is where D&amp;D truly shines as a game system.&nbsp; Redesigning the levelling system so that players can make 20th in a year seems to me to be a mistake, sort of removing some of the mystique and challenge from the game.&nbsp; It's almost like WotC wanted to bring the pen-and-paper game closer to the computer style of play where you can bring up characters to high level very quickly and easily. That's a shame.&nbsp; Oh well, I'll just house rule the level system and get over it.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> -- Zerakon the Game Mage</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zerakon, post: 996953, member: 12921"] If you can reach 20th level in one year of one-session-per-week playing, that to me seems way too "easy." :-P Granted, different strokes for different folks, but I would have far preferred that the standard system be something more like: "session" = ~5 hours solid playing ~3 sessions to reach 2nd level ~7 sessions to reach 3rd level ~12 sessions to reach 4th level ~18 sessions to reach 5th level ~25 sessions to reach 6th level (so half a year of playing 5 hours per week -> 6th level) ~33 sessions to reach 7th level ~42 sessions to reach 8th level ~52 sessions to reach 9th level (so about a year of playing 5 hours per week -> 9th level) ~63 sessions for 10th ~75 sessions for 11th (1.5 years of playing -> 11th level) ~88 sessions for 12th ~102 sessions for 13th (2 years -> 13th level) ~117 sessions for 14th ~133 sessions for 15th (2.5 years -> 15th level) ~150 sessions for 16th ~168 sessions for 17th (3 years -> 17th level) ~187 sessions for 18th ~207 sessions for 19th (4 years -> 19th level) ~228 sessions for 20th That sort of schedule would let characters develop more slowly, put more of an emphasis on low-to-mid-level play, which IMO is where D&D truly shines as a game system. Redesigning the levelling system so that players can make 20th in a year seems to me to be a mistake, sort of removing some of the mystique and challenge from the game. It's almost like WotC wanted to bring the pen-and-paper game closer to the computer style of play where you can bring up characters to high level very quickly and easily. That's a shame. Oh well, I'll just house rule the level system and get over it. :D -- Zerakon the Game Mage [/QUOTE]

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