GrimCo
Hero
My answer is - sometimes. It entirely depends on what i'm going for campaign wise.
Our last campaign lasted 20something sessions and we went from level 1 to 4 in that time frame. It was combat ultra light with heavy focus on exploration, settlement building and role play.
Levels 1-3 (4 at most) are only levels in 5e where i can make "ordinary people stuck in extraordinary situation" work. Power curve of characters grows real fast and beyond 3rd or 4th level, characters are just to strong for that type of campaign.
For more typical d&d campaign, with regular combat, i prefer starting at least at level 3, but usually it's 4/5th and goes to 8-9th.
Our last campaign lasted 20something sessions and we went from level 1 to 4 in that time frame. It was combat ultra light with heavy focus on exploration, settlement building and role play.
Levels 1-3 (4 at most) are only levels in 5e where i can make "ordinary people stuck in extraordinary situation" work. Power curve of characters grows real fast and beyond 3rd or 4th level, characters are just to strong for that type of campaign.
For more typical d&d campaign, with regular combat, i prefer starting at least at level 3, but usually it's 4/5th and goes to 8-9th.
