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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 6486775" data-attributes="member: 1210">So far my 5e group is only up to 4th level. But in the 1e and 2e days, I had new pcs starting at first level with groups in the mid-teens, which was really, really high in those days.The fact that those low-level pcs advance very swiftly (at first) compared to their higher-level buddies is sometimes called out as problematic or a &quot;why bother, then?&quot; by detractors of ES@1, but to me, it's entirely appropriate from the perspective of the new guy learning from his higher-level mentors. Even so, I rarely saw a pc gain more than one level per session, and then only in the most extreme cases (and only when I awarded xps more than once per session). Make no mistake, it really requires- not exactly finessing, but serious awareness on the part of the DM. And on the part of the players, for that matter; if the high-level guys insist that every adventure should involve taking on old dragons and pit fiends, despite the fact that they're traveling with rookies, then of course it won't work as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 6486775, member: 1210"] So far my 5e group is only up to 4th level. But in the 1e and 2e days, I had new pcs starting at first level with groups in the mid-teens, which was really, really high in those days. The fact that those low-level pcs advance very swiftly (at first) compared to their higher-level buddies is sometimes called out as problematic or a "why bother, then?" by detractors of ES@1, but to me, it's entirely appropriate from the perspective of the new guy learning from his higher-level mentors. Even so, I rarely saw a pc gain more than one level per session, and then only in the most extreme cases (and only when I awarded xps more than once per session). Make no mistake, it really requires- not exactly finessing, but serious awareness on the part of the DM. And on the part of the players, for that matter; if the high-level guys insist that every adventure should involve taking on old dragons and pit fiends, despite the fact that they're traveling with rookies, then of course it won't work as well. [/QUOTE]

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