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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 8477294" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>Well, I have found that 5e is the best edition for mixed-level parties since 2e. Even high level monsters are generally not unhurtable by low level pcs. Compare to 3e and 4e, where a first level guy was absolutely going to get murdered by a CR 4 monster, and probably wasn't going to be able to touch it.</p><p></p><p>Also, I think you're assuming that the monsters the party faces are all pitched at the high level pcs. That's not necessarily the case; since low-level monsters can challenge high level pcs, an encounter with a mixed level party can feature lots of low level bad guys or a mix of high and low level bad guys. I've found mixed level play to be eminently survivable with just a small amount of adjusting expectations on the player side ("I probably shouldn't charge the giant flaming dinosaur since I only have 15 hp left", but that could be anyone at any level) and a small amount of judiciousness when choosing monsters on the dm's side. I've been running ES@1 since 5e dropped and haven't found it to be a problem except in truly extreme cases.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 8477294, member: 1210"] Well, I have found that 5e is the best edition for mixed-level parties since 2e. Even high level monsters are generally not unhurtable by low level pcs. Compare to 3e and 4e, where a first level guy was absolutely going to get murdered by a CR 4 monster, and probably wasn't going to be able to touch it. Also, I think you're assuming that the monsters the party faces are all pitched at the high level pcs. That's not necessarily the case; since low-level monsters can challenge high level pcs, an encounter with a mixed level party can feature lots of low level bad guys or a mix of high and low level bad guys. I've found mixed level play to be eminently survivable with just a small amount of adjusting expectations on the player side ("I probably shouldn't charge the giant flaming dinosaur since I only have 15 hp left", but that could be anyone at any level) and a small amount of judiciousness when choosing monsters on the dm's side. I've been running ES@1 since 5e dropped and haven't found it to be a problem except in truly extreme cases. [/QUOTE]
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