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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 2071532" data-attributes="member: 707">I went with 4-6.  The new game I'm in the process of starting will begin at level 5.  While I can understand the "level 1 and only level 1" mentality--and the game I'm currently a player in began at 1--I personally like a slight bit of leeway, even at the start.  Level 5 means the characters don't get blown over by a stiff breeze, and have a few more options in combat other than "I hit it with my sword/light crossbow/1 magic missile."Sometimes I slow down xp a bit at the very start to give the players a chance to get used to their abilities in the same way they would have had they earned their 5 levels organically, but I like those levels to be there.  Makes the beginning of a campaign more forgiving and interesting, IMO.</blockquote>