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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MostlyDm" data-source="post: 6821295" data-attributes="member: 6788973">Tectuktitlay: I wrote my reply while you were writing some of your recent posts, just saw them now. I want to stress that I don't think your approach is bad; I use it myself more often than not. In most even loosely plotted/story-driven games, I like bringing in characters with a rich background. I like bringing in Landos and Boromirs and whatever Indiana Jones' dad's name was. But there is also a place for games where there *is* no epic story where the party is racing against a BBEG about to destroy the world. Where the world is what the characters make of it, and there are myriad different important stories that different people may have become embroiled in, and challenges of every conceivable CR available at any given time.  And while in such a game you don't HAVE to do ES@1 (my game where people come in at any level from 1 to 20 as they see fit)... It totally works. ES@1 is a natural fit for such a game. Your Druid of the Emerald circle isn't an established, respected circle member. She is a novice acolyte just emerging from seclusion.  The practical knowledge of the ranger will put her to shame, even at spell casting! Sounds like an awesome RP moment as she realizes the world is a lot bigger than she ever knew. It's a particular style of game. It's not for everyone. But it can be super fun, too, if you approach with the right mindset. I think that mindset has gotten a lot less common over the last 20 years, though.</blockquote>

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