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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7029733" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>Voted "2-3 levels" but it's both situationally dependent and system dependent.</p><p></p><p>In D&D, editions 0 1 2 and 5 have done mixed-level play much better than 3 or 4 did. In 3e a disparity of more than 1 level was a big deal; I gather much the same is true in 4e.</p><p></p><p>But in the other editons where mixed-level play is more practical it's a situational thing, and develops over time. The party all start at 1st level, but by their 15th adventure they might well range from 3rd-6th. Level loss is a thing in my game, as is occasional random level gain. Characters die, retire, return, wander off, so equal-level parties soon become very rare.</p><p></p><p>And party level itself makes a difference. A 5-level variance from 1st-5th is a much bigger deal than the same variance at 6th-10th (which my current party is at).</p><p></p><p>I guess another way of looking at it, maybe grist for another poll, is how far adrift of the party average is it acceptable for a character to be; and here - ignoring henches and hirelings - my answer would probably be '2'. So, your example of a 7th coming into a party of 2nd-4ths wouldn't fly.</p><p></p><p>Lanefan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7029733, member: 29398"] Voted "2-3 levels" but it's both situationally dependent and system dependent. In D&D, editions 0 1 2 and 5 have done mixed-level play much better than 3 or 4 did. In 3e a disparity of more than 1 level was a big deal; I gather much the same is true in 4e. But in the other editons where mixed-level play is more practical it's a situational thing, and develops over time. The party all start at 1st level, but by their 15th adventure they might well range from 3rd-6th. Level loss is a thing in my game, as is occasional random level gain. Characters die, retire, return, wander off, so equal-level parties soon become very rare. And party level itself makes a difference. A 5-level variance from 1st-5th is a much bigger deal than the same variance at 6th-10th (which my current party is at). I guess another way of looking at it, maybe grist for another poll, is how far adrift of the party average is it acceptable for a character to be; and here - ignoring henches and hirelings - my answer would probably be '2'. So, your example of a 7th coming into a party of 2nd-4ths wouldn't fly. Lanefan [/QUOTE]
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