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<blockquote data-quote="Iosue" data-source="post: 6111040" data-attributes="member: 6680772">Normally I agree with Obryn's reaction to &quot;Just play at level 3&quot;, but to my mind there's a heck of a difference between a game that's designed to have a fair amount of time spent at 1st and 2nd level and &quot;Just play at 3rd level&quot; is a dismissive platitude that suggests my preferences are not important, and this, where 1st and 2nd level are essentially two sessions of stripped down characters for a newbie to ease into the game, and much of the game's design and playtesting has given attention to the level I want to start at.It's like, what if someone took a 4e character, and said, &quot;This is your first game, and your character is just starting out.&nbsp; So you get 1 at-will and 1/3 HP and Healing Surges.&quot;&nbsp; And after one session they said, &quot;Okay, now you've gained 1 Encounter and 2/3 HP and surges.&quot;&nbsp; And at the third game they said, &quot;Okay, now you have 1 Daily, and full HP and surges.&quot;&nbsp; I think that'd be a pretty neat, flavorful way to bring someone into the game that doesn't at all remove a chunk of the game for the majority of folks who are going to start with A/E/D and full HP and surges anyway.&nbsp; As near as I can see, that's what they've done here.&nbsp; That they call those first two sessions &quot;Level 1&quot; and &quot;Level 2&quot;, and the starting level of long-term play &quot;Level 3&quot; doesn't bother me in the least.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iosue, post: 6111040, member: 6680772"] Normally I agree with Obryn's reaction to "Just play at level 3", but to my mind there's a heck of a difference between a game that's designed to have a fair amount of time spent at 1st and 2nd level and "Just play at 3rd level" is a dismissive platitude that suggests my preferences are not important, and this, where 1st and 2nd level are essentially two sessions of stripped down characters for a newbie to ease into the game, and much of the game's design and playtesting has given attention to the level I want to start at. It's like, what if someone took a 4e character, and said, "This is your first game, and your character is just starting out. So you get 1 at-will and 1/3 HP and Healing Surges." And after one session they said, "Okay, now you've gained 1 Encounter and 2/3 HP and surges." And at the third game they said, "Okay, now you have 1 Daily, and full HP and surges." I think that'd be a pretty neat, flavorful way to bring someone into the game that doesn't at all remove a chunk of the game for the majority of folks who are going to start with A/E/D and full HP and surges anyway. As near as I can see, that's what they've done here. That they call those first two sessions "Level 1" and "Level 2", and the starting level of long-term play "Level 3" doesn't bother me in the least. [/QUOTE]

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