Do You Often Get Beyond Mid-Level Play When RPGing?

[drothgery]

If you figure mid-level as 7-13 or so, well, most of the games I've played in ended at the top end of that range, and my highest-level 3.x player character I think was 14th level when the campaign ended. My current tabletop PC's 500 XP from level 10; I'd like to see him to 11 at least, if only to finish a PrC for the first time (he'd be Wiz [Evo] 5/Cleric [Silver Flame] 1/Silver Pyromancer 5 at that point).

 

[Odhanan]

Never had a campaign go beyond mid-level since I got past the munchkin god-killing days of my youth.

A good read for you here, written by Monte Cook.

 

[catsclaw227]

I have played and GM high level, but that's usually when we have started a new campaign at high level, or taken PCs from past games and started a new campaign with them, often a mix of them from different past campaigns. 20 years of playing with the same guys will generate a lot of these guys.

But when starting a new campaign from scratch (1st or 2nd level) we seem to end before getting past mid-levels (10th-12th). Now, we may revisit some of these characters 1-2 years later, but then its not really the same campaign.

 

[Agamon]

Average party level for my 3.x games at completion:

3.0 Campaigns:

1. 9th
2. 8th
3. 3rd
4. 6th

3.5 Campaigns:

1. 12th
2. 3rd

Iron Heroes
(current, @ 2nd)

So, I'd have to say, no. I do plan on running an Adventure Path next campaign, however...

 

[Aust Diamondew]

Unless DMing counts as playing then no I have not :/.

 

[Evilhalfling]

since 3rded most of my campains end in the 9-12th level range. We played city of the spider queen under a different DM and we started at 12th. ended 16-17th

The current game is the exception, started at 4th played to 12th and took a break for three years as the group changed. The break was also planned to last 3 years of game time. Recently the group returned to the orginal 5 members and we picked up the old characters at 13th - leveling is slower, with the group reaching 16th after 10-12 sessions. Will we make epic? no. 20th? possible. First ever use of 9th level spells? yeah!

 

[Agback]

No. Most Of My RPGing Is Done Using Games Without Distinct Levels, And In Which The Progress Of Character Power From Invertebrate To Superhuman Is Much Less Marked Than In D&D.

 

[hong]

Most Of Our Long-Term Games Are Done With The Intent (At Least) Of Getting To 20th Level If Not Higher. The Last One I DMed Got To 17th. The One I'm Playing In Now Is At 5th, But The Previous One Got To 21st.

Been DMing A Bunch Of One-Shots Lately, Though.

 

[MerricB]

Been DMing A Bunch Of One-Shots Lately, Though.

How Unfortunate For You, Hong.

OTOH, I Guess It Means That You Can Up Your TPK Count.

Or Have You Been Nice To Your Players Recently?

Cheers!

 

[Psychic Warrior]

I'm frankly surprised at the poll results. With nearly 60% of people saying they never get past mid level no wonder we haven't seen a new Epic Level HB! I figured mid level was 10th, 4-7th is barely out of beginner levels, so nearly everyone of my games has gone beyond this (some very far beyond). I also find it strange that anything over mid level would be termed 'munchkiny' With some careful planning characters need not be walking magical item stores at higer levels.