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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 6774170" data-attributes="member: 20564">One of the biggest issues I've had running for PCs, especially low-level ones, are players over-planning because they are so dang risk adverse.  Things that could take half an hour of wall-clock time instead took half a session.  I'm running 13th Age right now and many parts of the social contract as outlined in the rulebook are around avoiding this.  Failing forward, so a failed roll moves plot and becomes more interesting instead of becoming a stumbling block.  Guaranteed ability to flee successfully from an encounter - at the cost of a campaign setback.  (Similar to your dark fate, but paid off immediately and for the campaign, not the character.)Making a non-level specific world, keeping characters for extended periods before they get basic abilities* - yes, you'll have fearful players, but that will take the right group that wants that to enjoy it.  Be sure to let them know ahead of time that they are mice in a world of giants so their expectations are set.  If they are expecting to play the hero, it'll be many sessions before they are there.(* Contrary to the suggestion that 5e characters are more powerful than 3.x characters of the same level, I say that SPECIFICALLY before 3rd level characters have not yet completed their basic kit of powers that a 1st level would have in 3.x or higher.  So at 1st and 2nd they are relatively weaker, even if they have a few more spells or HPs.)</blockquote>

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