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<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8619734" data-attributes="member: 27996">5e does tilt the XP charts so that you blow through he first three levels in record time compared to past editions.So maybe not superman - but 5e does all it can to get PC's out of the traditional early level 'danger zone' as soon as it can.WotC devs should just admit what they want to do; start everyone at lvl3, and call it lvl 1.Well, Mearls had to fight his own dev team to simplify 5e as much as he did.Mearls is out, so his old team is gonna do what they're gonna do.5.5 will be as backwards compatible as past edition promises of backwards compatibility...Which is exactly what will happen. There was a reason lots of 3e parties had half-orc fighters...I have found in play that backgrounds, and all that traits ideal bonds are completely vestigial. Because they are entirely subject to GM fiat.They could be jettisoned from PC creation entirely, and most people wouldn't notice the difference in their games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 8619734, member: 27996"] 5e does tilt the XP charts so that you blow through he first three levels in record time compared to past editions. So maybe not superman - but 5e does all it can to get PC's out of the traditional early level 'danger zone' as soon as it can. WotC devs should just admit what they want to do; start everyone at lvl3, and call it lvl 1. Well, Mearls had to fight his own dev team to simplify 5e as much as he did. Mearls is out, so his old team is gonna do what they're gonna do. 5.5 will be as backwards compatible as past edition promises of backwards compatibility... Which is exactly what will happen. There was a reason lots of 3e parties had half-orc fighters... I have found in play that backgrounds, and all that traits ideal bonds are completely vestigial. Because they are entirely subject to GM fiat. They could be jettisoned from PC creation entirely, and most people wouldn't notice the difference in their games. [/QUOTE]

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