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<blockquote data-quote="Funeris" data-source="post: 2571048" data-attributes="member: 22792">Well and that was what I am afraid of...and yet, only one of the players have complained.&nbsp; Everyone else seemed gloriously happy with the decision.What I've decided to do (yeah..I finally settled upon my final final final plan) is to take the characters (only one of which is 8th level...everyone else is 6th) and strip them of their custom homebrew racial levels.&nbsp; Without the overpowered racial levels (which I will rework during the absence of said &quot;class&quot; levels), the CR problems should be fixed.&nbsp; This will leave everyone at 4th level.&nbsp; Then, they can pursue the roleplaying aspect of this game.&nbsp; So that they will finally know their own characters when they regain the racial levels (There is a finite end to this side plot...and there is a very good reason of why they're stripped of the racial levels).&nbsp; And once they have the racial levels back, and resume their uncontrollable quests for power, I can keep a nice, compact, complete record of just how far they have fallen.The sideplot works whether or not they're 4th level, 1st level, or 20th level.&nbsp; The plot can scale quite easily...and I've held off creating the multitude of NPCs until this very week.&nbsp; The plot is loose too (since it is focused more on roleplaying)...and I can add/subtract as is needed.&nbsp; Hells, we could even add a sixth player if we wanted to.So that's my decision.&nbsp; Fourth level for all; They will get their racial levels back at the end of the side plot; It will be a slower progression to help improve the odds of actual roleplaying (not to mention the situations won't all be combat); And each session will highlight one particular PC's abilities, so that they can become comfortable with the mechanics revolving around their own skills.Sound good?Now, as for the poll:&nbsp; The majority are still voting for levels 6-10.&nbsp; I can't blame 'em.&nbsp; That seems to be the general consensus around these boards.And I also agree that starting at level 1 and working your way up is my favorite way of playing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Funeris, post: 2571048, member: 22792"] Well and that was what I am afraid of...and yet, only one of the players have complained. Everyone else seemed gloriously happy with the decision. What I've decided to do (yeah..I finally settled upon my final final final plan) is to take the characters (only one of which is 8th level...everyone else is 6th) and strip them of their custom homebrew racial levels. Without the overpowered racial levels (which I will rework during the absence of said "class" levels), the CR problems should be fixed. This will leave everyone at 4th level. Then, they can pursue the roleplaying aspect of this game. So that they will finally know their own characters when they regain the racial levels (There is a finite end to this side plot...and there is a very good reason of why they're stripped of the racial levels). And once they have the racial levels back, and resume their uncontrollable quests for power, I can keep a nice, compact, complete record of just how far they have fallen. The sideplot works whether or not they're 4th level, 1st level, or 20th level. The plot can scale quite easily...and I've held off creating the multitude of NPCs until this very week. The plot is loose too (since it is focused more on roleplaying)...and I can add/subtract as is needed. Hells, we could even add a sixth player if we wanted to. So that's my decision. Fourth level for all; They will get their racial levels back at the end of the side plot; It will be a slower progression to help improve the odds of actual roleplaying (not to mention the situations won't all be combat); And each session will highlight one particular PC's abilities, so that they can become comfortable with the mechanics revolving around their own skills. Sound good? Now, as for the poll: The majority are still voting for levels 6-10. I can't blame 'em. That seems to be the general consensus around these boards. And I also agree that starting at level 1 and working your way up is my favorite way of playing. [/QUOTE]

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