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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5719665" data-attributes="member: 463">These days I strongly feel that if a DM has a high-level plot in mind, he should start the PCs at suitably high level.&nbsp; If dealing with kings &amp; princes is a Paragon-level affair in your campaign world, start the PCs as Paragons.I started my current 4e Wilderlands campaign at 3rd level, because I wanted a 'swords &amp; sorcery' feel where PCs were badass hombres out the gate.&nbsp; I think it was one of the best DMing decisions I've made, and really helped set the right feel for the campaign. By contrast I'd started my first 4e game at 1st when the adventure I was running really needed higher level PCs.These days, if I were starting a courtly affairs, kings &amp; princesses type game, I probably wouldn't start at Paragon, but I wouldn't start at 1st either.&nbsp; I think around 5th would be right, this would allow me to stat things so the PCs began as more powerful than many of the NPCs, but with plenty of room for growth, while the leading NPCs were tough enough to defend against mundane threats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5719665, member: 463"] These days I strongly feel that if a DM has a high-level plot in mind, he should start the PCs at suitably high level. If dealing with kings & princes is a Paragon-level affair in your campaign world, start the PCs as Paragons. I started my current 4e Wilderlands campaign at 3rd level, because I wanted a 'swords & sorcery' feel where PCs were badass hombres out the gate. I think it was one of the best DMing decisions I've made, and really helped set the right feel for the campaign. By contrast I'd started my first 4e game at 1st when the adventure I was running really needed higher level PCs. These days, if I were starting a courtly affairs, kings & princesses type game, I probably wouldn't start at Paragon, but I wouldn't start at 1st either. I think around 5th would be right, this would allow me to stat things so the PCs began as more powerful than many of the NPCs, but with plenty of room for growth, while the leading NPCs were tough enough to defend against mundane threats. [/QUOTE]

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