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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 5933694" data-attributes="member: 1465">And I am sometimes tired of players who invent a great personality and background... for a freakin' 1st level PC!There's nothing wrong with starting the game at level 3, 10 or epic, except that normally if you're not familiar with the rules system you may need to get used to them when you have less options i.e. lower level. You don't need to change the rules or risk destroying some balance by starting at higher level.But if the game has 1st level characters who are very competent, then you cannot play that grim-n-gritty style of RPG at all without risky house rules. My favourite style is actually mid-level, but I would still want the game to support as many styles as possible, maybe one day I'll feel like playing grim-n-gritty without the need to buy another system.BTW, it seems to me that your concern is on survivability, but that is not exactly the same as having another power creep step in next edition. It might be even possible that 1st level 5e PC are more survivable than higher level 5e PC, when pitted against presumably balanced encounters.</blockquote>