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Message: <blockquote data-quote="molonel" data-source="post: 2576852" data-attributes="member: 10412">I've been following this thread. I haven't really had time to reply as the thread merits. So instead of cutting and pasting other people's thoughts, I'll simply share my own.I can't play low-level games, anymore. I've played them and played them and played them. I've played them from nearly every possible angle. They just don't hold any allure for me, anymore. I would rather DM a low-level game than participate as a player.The caricature of high-level and Epic gaming that I've seen in this thread makes me wonder how many of the folks praising low-level gaming have actually PLAYED high-level and Epic games. Because their descriptions don't even remotely match my own experiences at high and Epic levels.Low-level gaming can be fun. There is no doubt about that. But there is nothing inherently superior about low-level gaming, except that the mechanics prep-time for a DM is substantially lower. Throwing together a low-level combat encounter is simple. Throwing together an Epic combat encounter that challenges a party without killing them is work, and requires knowing the capabilities of your gaming group.But imaginatively, I prefer high level games and Epic games. Figuratively speaking, I got tired of playing Frodo. I wanted to play Aragorn or Gandalf. I wanted to fight balrogs instead of orcs. One of my favorite moments in the last couple of years was facing Miska the Wolf-Spider in a converted 2e -> 3e Rod of Seven Parts campaign. The magic unleashed on both sides was titanic. From the perspective of a Tolkien lover, it felt like something out of the Silmarillion.I respect different gaming styles. I enjoy low-magic games, and I've played many, MANY low-level games. But I simply must protest the caricature of high-level and Epic games by many in this thread.</blockquote>

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