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<blockquote data-quote="Garthanos" data-source="post: 7310090" data-attributes="member: 82504">A Quirkie Conversion FormulaHere is the Quirkie formula I have converting 1e levels to 4e levels. and why.... Paragon level 11 is basically 1e named level (usually around 9).A level 1 hero in 4e feels as competent and robust as a level 3 or 4 character from 1e (Note Gygax and Arneson both had house rules where they began their characters at levels 3 and 4.) &nbsp;Additionally an AD&amp;D fighter and monk and others rather conceptually capped out in significant fashions around levels 17 or 18. as does their charts. (although their competency arguably lagged behind that of casters significantly earlier) I will admit the above are somewhat subjective. ------ A fairly simple pair of linear equation results. -----&nbsp;1e character level = (7 + 4e level)/2; or the opposite direction4e&nbsp; character level = 2 * 1e character level -&nbsp; 7 ;&nbsp;&nbsp; And yeah its probably not valuable for much but I think it gives a picture</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Garthanos, post: 7310090, member: 82504"] [b]A Quirkie Conversion Formula[/b] Here is the Quirkie formula I have converting 1e levels to 4e levels. and why.... Paragon level 11 is basically 1e named level (usually around 9). A level 1 hero in 4e feels as competent and robust as a level 3 or 4 character from 1e (Note Gygax and Arneson both had house rules where they began their characters at levels 3 and 4.) Additionally an AD&D fighter and monk and others rather conceptually capped out in significant fashions around levels 17 or 18. as does their charts. (although their competency arguably lagged behind that of casters significantly earlier) I will admit the above are somewhat subjective. ------ A fairly simple pair of linear equation results. ----- 1e character level = (7 + 4e level)/2; or the opposite direction 4e character level = 2 * 1e character level - 7 ; And yeah its probably not valuable for much but I think it gives a picture [/QUOTE]

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