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D&D @ High Levels = No Problem?
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<blockquote data-quote="arwink" data-source="post: 4222520" data-attributes="member: 2292"><p>My take has always been this: Some high-level games certainly *seemed* like more work than others, but I think that has more to do with the fact that the work-to-fun ratio was out of balance. </p><p></p><p>High-level play is awesome when I'm running a game for a small, tight-knit group that's was interested in the campaign world and knew what they were capable of. The road-testing of abilities, changing tactics, and constant surprises as people pulled something new out of their bag of tricks made it fun. </p><p></p><p>However, running high-level DnD for a group that has players who aren't particularly interested in the mechanical side of things / engaging with the world or campaign arc means that the campaign seems like work. Not necessarily because people aren't having fun, but because I feel like I'm doing more paperwork in the background in order to keep people playing exactly the same game they could have been playing at lower levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arwink, post: 4222520, member: 2292"] My take has always been this: Some high-level games certainly *seemed* like more work than others, but I think that has more to do with the fact that the work-to-fun ratio was out of balance. High-level play is awesome when I'm running a game for a small, tight-knit group that's was interested in the campaign world and knew what they were capable of. The road-testing of abilities, changing tactics, and constant surprises as people pulled something new out of their bag of tricks made it fun. However, running high-level DnD for a group that has players who aren't particularly interested in the mechanical side of things / engaging with the world or campaign arc means that the campaign seems like work. Not necessarily because people aren't having fun, but because I feel like I'm doing more paperwork in the background in order to keep people playing exactly the same game they could have been playing at lower levels. [/QUOTE]
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