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<blockquote data-quote="Holy Bovine" data-source="post: 5683838" data-attributes="member: 203">I have seen games where people level very fast, imo.&nbsp; Level 14-15 (in 2E) after 6-9 months was pretty typical for some groups in my University days.&nbsp; Usually such groups played 2-3 times a week for 4+ hours each time.&nbsp; We'd usually accomplish it just by doing a lot of stuff really fast - combats rarely took more than 20 minutes it seemed regardless of level.In more modern games and adventure paths levelling is slower but not all that much slower.&nbsp; From 2000 to 2008 I ran or played in 5 D&amp;D games none for more than 3 years and all of which hit 16th level or higher (2 went to 20th).&nbsp; It seemed natural for us but everyone likes a certain pace of leveling I have found.&nbsp; I have always used XP for leveling as per RAW but in my newest campaign I was quite shocked to have the players vote to forgo standard XP awards and just level when I, the DM, decided it was appropriate.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most of my players are old school 1E and 2E players (although all of them have tried every edition of D&amp;D and we are now onto Pathfinder) so this was quite a change for them!&nbsp; I personally welcomed it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Holy Bovine, post: 5683838, member: 203"] I have seen games where people level very fast, imo. Level 14-15 (in 2E) after 6-9 months was pretty typical for some groups in my University days. Usually such groups played 2-3 times a week for 4+ hours each time. We'd usually accomplish it just by doing a lot of stuff really fast - combats rarely took more than 20 minutes it seemed regardless of level. In more modern games and adventure paths levelling is slower but not all that much slower. From 2000 to 2008 I ran or played in 5 D&D games none for more than 3 years and all of which hit 16th level or higher (2 went to 20th). It seemed natural for us but everyone likes a certain pace of leveling I have found. I have always used XP for leveling as per RAW but in my newest campaign I was quite shocked to have the players vote to forgo standard XP awards and just level when I, the DM, decided it was appropriate. Most of my players are old school 1E and 2E players (although all of them have tried every edition of D&D and we are now onto Pathfinder) so this was quite a change for them! I personally welcomed it. [/QUOTE]

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