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<blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 5369458" data-attributes="member: 463">I find optimal time to level is around 3-8 4 hour sessions, with the occasional levelling after 2 sessions in case of epic battles and achievements.&nbsp; I haven't experienced a huge variation in desirable rate between editions per se; frequency of sessions, length of campaign, and intent of campaign are more important.&nbsp; Eg (all sessions ca 4 hours of actual gaming):In my current 'Willow Vale' 3e campaign, which is close to wrapping up, PCs are 7th level after 19 sessions, around 3 sessions to level.&nbsp; It's an 'epic' campaign which suits fast levelling, so I use the standard 3e levelling rate.In my previous 'Lost City of Barakus' sandbox 3e campaign the PCs reached 8th level after around 35 sessions, or 5 sessions to level.&nbsp; I used reduced XP, half standard awards plus bonuses.In my current online 1e City State of the Invincible Overlord sandbox campaign, the highest PC is 5th level after 18 sessions, around 4.5 to level.&nbsp; The other PCs are mostly 4th level. All those rates have been fine, IME.&nbsp; I think in general 1e and 3e both suit a similar levelling rate, around 5 sessions/level up to about 8th.&nbsp; 4e can cope better with a faster levelling rate, inasmuch as 4e PCs don't increase in power so fast, OTOH 4e has big problems if opponent level is not kept very closely tied to PC level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="S'mon, post: 5369458, member: 463"] I find optimal time to level is around 3-8 4 hour sessions, with the occasional levelling after 2 sessions in case of epic battles and achievements. I haven't experienced a huge variation in desirable rate between editions per se; frequency of sessions, length of campaign, and intent of campaign are more important. Eg (all sessions ca 4 hours of actual gaming): In my current 'Willow Vale' 3e campaign, which is close to wrapping up, PCs are 7th level after 19 sessions, around 3 sessions to level. It's an 'epic' campaign which suits fast levelling, so I use the standard 3e levelling rate. In my previous 'Lost City of Barakus' sandbox 3e campaign the PCs reached 8th level after around 35 sessions, or 5 sessions to level. I used reduced XP, half standard awards plus bonuses. In my current online 1e City State of the Invincible Overlord sandbox campaign, the highest PC is 5th level after 18 sessions, around 4.5 to level. The other PCs are mostly 4th level. All those rates have been fine, IME. I think in general 1e and 3e both suit a similar levelling rate, around 5 sessions/level up to about 8th. 4e can cope better with a faster levelling rate, inasmuch as 4e PCs don't increase in power so fast, OTOH 4e has big problems if opponent level is not kept very closely tied to PC level. [/QUOTE]

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