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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9641798" data-attributes="member: 6877472"><p>I'll admit, I started to softball my 2e games pretty quickly. Max hit points at first level, followed by roll twice for hit points (taking the better at each level thereafter), fractional hit points for multiclass characters, generous die rolling (4d6 drop 1, re-roll any 1's), and plentiful healing potions.</p><p></p><p>Eventually I learned that starting the game at higher level was even better (specifically starting with a set xp amount, enough for a Thief/Bard to start at level 3, and most others to start at 2, even if a triple multi-classed monstrosity, one class would be level 2). I also stopped using level draining undead and tried to avoid "save or die" effects. Even with all of this, just running published adventures could prove brutal, but at least I avoided TPK's and a revolving door of new characters (I'd still lose them, but far less often).</p><p></p><p>Then I discovered Earthdawn, and I never ran 2e again, not returning to DM until 3e came out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 9641798, member: 6877472"] I'll admit, I started to softball my 2e games pretty quickly. Max hit points at first level, followed by roll twice for hit points (taking the better at each level thereafter), fractional hit points for multiclass characters, generous die rolling (4d6 drop 1, re-roll any 1's), and plentiful healing potions. Eventually I learned that starting the game at higher level was even better (specifically starting with a set xp amount, enough for a Thief/Bard to start at level 3, and most others to start at 2, even if a triple multi-classed monstrosity, one class would be level 2). I also stopped using level draining undead and tried to avoid "save or die" effects. Even with all of this, just running published adventures could prove brutal, but at least I avoided TPK's and a revolving door of new characters (I'd still lose them, but far less often). Then I discovered Earthdawn, and I never ran 2e again, not returning to DM until 3e came out. [/QUOTE]
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