Level Advancement

[Tuzenbach]

How does everyone like the single unified experience point progression table? I know this may be a bit of an old topic but I'm new enough here to not have seen any threads on the subject.


And if you don't like/use it, what alternative rules/tables do you use for experience point level advancement?

 

[Staffan]

I think it's one of the best things about 3e. It enables the more flexible multiclassing rules, and it gets rid of the old "Yeah, this class sucks, but look at how quickly it gains levels, man!"

I really like that all, say, 5th level characters are supposed to be equal. It makes it much easier to judge the power level of the party and thus what kind of opposition is appropriate.

 

[milo]

I wouldn't want it any other way. I never played before 3e so my judgement may be a bit partial to it.

 

[CRGreathouse]

The old XP charts were confusing for new players and a chore to work with -- everyone needs to look up their own, instead of one person looking up the chart for all. It made it hard to guess power, and, with custom classes per the DMG, could be very abuseable.

I strongly prefer the new method.

 

[Eolin]

yeah, the ep table is one thing that just about everyone is unified on. But its about the only thing.

Oh, and here's a thought ...
We have encounter level to tell us about how much EP an adventure is worth, right? It scales with level, so higher level parties get less EP for an encounter than do lower level ones, yes?

And we also have the total amount of EP needed for each level increase.

Why not just have one mechanic or the other? They track the same stuff. And woudn't it be neat if to gain a level always cost, say, 1000 EP. So each EP point was a tenth of a percent of the way to the next level, always.

Now, tell me why such a thing woudn't work. And don't forget to insult my mother!

 

[JimAde]

Now, tell me why such a thing woudn't work. And don't forget to insult my mother!

Because it would mess with XP costs for creating items/casting spells. Nobody would create high-powered items because they would have to go down a level to do it. Alternatively you'd need to reduce the XP cost based on character level.

And I wouldn't insult anybody's mother this close to Mother's Day

 

[Kemrain]

I doubt I'd play without the unified XP chart. I love how d20 handles Multiclassing, and it's an integral part of the system to me. The Multiclassing rules, if anything, sold me on d20 the instant I read them. WotC certanly got it right.

Now if only they'll repeal the XP penalties.

- Kemrain the Multiclassed.

 

[the Jester]

The unified chart is totally great. No reservations or second thoughts on that one, not from me, no sirree bob.

 

[Li Shenron]

One of the things I was most pleased to know the first time I opened my 3ed PHB .