D&D General How many adventures per level?

[Mercurius]

My general approach as DM, but it really varies:

1st to 2nd level - one session
2nd to 3rd level - two sessions
3rd to 5th level - three sessions per level
6th level and up - four to five sessions per level

Let's say we play every other week, and miss a session every couple months, so about 20 in a year. That means we get to 3rd level in about two months, 5th level in about five months, and about 8th level after a year.

But then it also depends upon the campaign. Some I might start at 3rd level, others might be a faster or slower advancement.

 

[Ancalagon]

Yes.

In fact, I design each one to ideally last for as long as anyone wants to play in it, I still enjoy running it, and the rules system doesn't collapse - i.e. the rest of my life should all things work out. Ten years is the target, anything after that is bonus.

Current one is at 14 years and counting; the previous two went 10.5 and 12.5. System is much-modified 1e D&D.

Not by my standards.

The game I play in is Mark III of a campaign that started in 1981. Mark I went from 1981 to 1991-ish, Mark II went from 1990 to 1998, and Mark III has been going since 2007. Whcih means that yes, I can legitimately say I still have characters in play that were rolled up in the early-mid 1980s, including my namesake here.

... is this you? :O

 

[Lanefan]

... is this you? :O

Not guilty, y'r honour.

He's far more fanatic about it all than I am.

 

[AnotherGuy]

I'm actually not sure. I've fallen in love with DCC's experience system, which has low thresholds (50 XP for level 2, 110 for level 3, etc), but provides 2-4 XP for surviving an encounter, depending on how tough the adventure was. So if the adventure includes 10 encounters, a character who survives all of them gets 20-40 XP.

I like this system because the emphasis on survival, as opposed to conquest or even looting, really impacts the choices players make. Especially since the threat level is a touch or six higher than it is in many games, so often combat isn't the best solution to a problem - and even when it's necessary, people tend to play much more tactically.

What is DCC?
I'm not familiar with the acronym but I like the system you've described and would like to investigate it further.

 

[Ath'kethin]

What is DCC?
I'm not familiar with the acronym but I like the system you've described and would like to investigate it further.

Dungeon Crawl Classics. It's a weird fantasy game that is essentially the 1974 version of Dungeons & Dragons interpreted through 3rd Edition mechanics. It's a blast.

Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG|Goodman Games

 

[TwoSix]

You mean how many levels per adventure?

 

[Ancalagon]

Not guilty, y'r honour.

He's far more fanatic about it all than I am.

but it does show you how exceptional your campaign lengths are... not that there is anything wrong with that!

 

[Ancalagon]

You mean how many levels per adventure?

I'll say it again think bigger - levels per round