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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 1613174" data-attributes="member: 386">Once my brother and I played in a game started at 1st level.  My character was a young guy who hadn't done much else other than grow up and live through a harsh winter.  He was a Ranger.  That made sense.My brother's character was supposed to be a middle-aged guy who had been living in a monestary or something, studying and writing.  He started at first level as well, and his character didn't make any sense.  His knowledge skills were too low to explain his character's background.  Once he did start gaining levels, his rapid rise in those knowledge skills (if he had invested in them - I think we stopped the game at 2nd level) would not have made any sense.  He's out fighting kobolds and sorcerers instead of studying at the university, but in two months he's learned more about ancient history than in his previous 20 years?He should have had a few levels of Expert or Aristocrat.You are restricted in your choice of character if you have to start at first level.  If you start at 3rd, you have a much greater range:-you can make a fighter who has been a veteran of a war or two, instead of someone fresh off the training ground-you can have a ranger who lived in the wild for many years, hunting his favourite enemy (plot hook right there)-a barbarian who has been in a battle or two, and has more than just peach fuzz on his face-a 100 year old elf with more skills than a 20 year old human-etc.I find that starting at 1st level is almost always too limiting for me.</blockquote>

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