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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 7921704" data-attributes="member: 72555">Are you talking about the advancement mechanism (which is really simple; XP chart gets exponentially slow as you gain levels, plus slightly modified gritty rests; but each MacGuffin unlocks a +1 level), or the campaign arc I'm planning?The campaign arc is in development:[spoiler]Basically, it is an excuse to get every PC riding a dragons.[/spoiler]Advancement mechanics:[spoiler]If it takes lg_2(weeks) adventuring (including rests) to reach a level, and there is a 1 year countdown clock, natural leveling will reach level 5 +/- 1.The initial adventure is about finding the first MacGuffin, where the PCs are presumed to win.  This gives them +1 level instantly (from the milestone), a serious boon (to one pseudo-random PC; I'm planning a Cha check mediated by distance), and information about 2-4 other MacGuffins.Throw in up to 13 milestones (MacGuffins).  "Winning" is +1 level.Hunting down the people who beat you to a MacGuffin is the next phase.  You might get 1/2 of the level when you "lose", and 1/2 when you beat them; or just wait until you beat them.So the party can hit level 18 +/- 1 after wrapping up the MacGuffin part of the campaign.  Which then opens up the end game.Have 1-3 milestones that are unlocked once the MacGuffins are out of play, and climax at 20.Of course, what are the odds I actually hit 20? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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