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How Long Does it Take to Reach 20th Level: A Brief Explanation
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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8828654" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>This is a key point right here, bolded. You've only just figured out what you can do at one level and got comfortable with it then bang, there's the next one.</p><p></p><p>Also, isn't 5e's "thinking" built around it taking something like 13 combats or encounters to level up each time? I know I've heard that number somewhere, but I might be thinking of the wrong edition.</p><p></p><p>Still, hear me out: Snarf is suggesting it takes about (52-8=) 44 4-hour sessions to go from 1-20. That's a level every 2-and-a-quarter-ish sessions, meaning that to keep this pace (and assuming that 13-per-level is correct) you've got to get through somewhere between 5 and 6 combats or encounters per session. That's a pretty torrid and probably unsustainable pace at anything other than very low levels.</p><p></p><p>It also means that, again if one goes by the design paradigm of 6-8 encounters per day (let's say 7, for simplicity), you're going to earn a level approximately every other in-game day - meaning that in the setting you could go from 1-20 in less than a month and a half if you don't take any downtime.</p><p></p><p>Yeah, something doesn't quite make sense with this... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 8828654, member: 29398"] This is a key point right here, bolded. You've only just figured out what you can do at one level and got comfortable with it then bang, there's the next one. Also, isn't 5e's "thinking" built around it taking something like 13 combats or encounters to level up each time? I know I've heard that number somewhere, but I might be thinking of the wrong edition. Still, hear me out: Snarf is suggesting it takes about (52-8=) 44 4-hour sessions to go from 1-20. That's a level every 2-and-a-quarter-ish sessions, meaning that to keep this pace (and assuming that 13-per-level is correct) you've got to get through somewhere between 5 and 6 combats or encounters per session. That's a pretty torrid and probably unsustainable pace at anything other than very low levels. It also means that, again if one goes by the design paradigm of 6-8 encounters per day (let's say 7, for simplicity), you're going to earn a level approximately every other in-game day - meaning that in the setting you could go from 1-20 in less than a month and a half if you don't take any downtime. Yeah, something doesn't quite make sense with this... :) [/QUOTE]
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