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<blockquote data-quote="The-Magic-Sword" data-source="post: 8704537" data-attributes="member: 6801252">What we did for our hexcrawl west marches:1. We designated leveled zones, and then used the +4 -4 mathematic break points, and created encounters that followed those guidelines for the table, but not religiously-- its possible to get in over your head in a zone thats supposed to be appropriate for you, but not by excessive amounts.2. We started using the chase subsystem from the GMG as a retreat system, and made sure to use the version where the opposition advances at a steady rate so running away is always a more appropriate challenge than fighting a higher end creature.3. We made it so everyone can sense everyone else's level directly, along with dungeons and such before they set out, everything is balanced for four players of the designated level, with some intentional exceptions. Regardless of the parties actual level or composition, players can adjust their play accordingly when they see that something is higher leveled than they are-- and higher level creatures are generally less aggressive toward lower level PCs because quite frankly, they aren't as much of a threat, which also makes the lower level PCs a bit safer.We've been playing this way since late last year and its been working out super well barring some issues with my own depression making upfront prep hard, and recruitment for online community games always being a challenge, it sounds some of us came to some of the same conclusions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The-Magic-Sword, post: 8704537, member: 6801252"] What we did for our hexcrawl west marches: 1. We designated leveled zones, and then used the +4 -4 mathematic break points, and created encounters that followed those guidelines for the table, but not religiously-- its possible to get in over your head in a zone thats supposed to be appropriate for you, but not by excessive amounts. 2. We started using the chase subsystem from the GMG as a retreat system, and made sure to use the version where the opposition advances at a steady rate so running away is always a more appropriate challenge than fighting a higher end creature. 3. We made it so everyone can sense everyone else's level directly, along with dungeons and such before they set out, everything is balanced for four players of the designated level, with some intentional exceptions. Regardless of the parties actual level or composition, players can adjust their play accordingly when they see that something is higher leveled than they are-- and higher level creatures are generally less aggressive toward lower level PCs because quite frankly, they aren't as much of a threat, which also makes the lower level PCs a bit safer. We've been playing this way since late last year and its been working out super well barring some issues with my own depression making upfront prep hard, and recruitment for online community games always being a challenge, it sounds some of us came to some of the same conclusions. [/QUOTE]

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