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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 6457715" data-attributes="member: 6779310">It varies. I've had players get bored with a particular character and roll up a new one 3 sessions in; I've known people who have played the same AD&D 1E characters for 20+ years, playing weekly or every other week. (Yes, characters into the level 70+ range, despite a DM who was stingy with the XP.)In general, most of the time, modules get worked into an existing campaign, so they aren't the trigger for new characters. But sometimes, as with the Adventure Path model, or with low level modules, the module or sequence of modules demands a fresh start.Likewise, sometimes, it's time for the group to switch campaigns - either because the existing story demands it, or because the players have tired of the setting, or the GM/DM is tired of the setting or the characters, or even the system. And sometimes, one goes back to a prior campaign.And, should one be doing playtesting, one is at the mercy of the designer's requests...</blockquote>