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<blockquote data-quote="Marnak" data-source="post: 4280898" data-attributes="member: 24886">I am surely in the minority, but I actually liked the fact that in previous editions of Dungeons and Dragons your character was not uber-powerful at first level and had to be careful when adventuring into dungeons.&nbsp; Made playing a character feel brave because there was real risk of dying.&nbsp; I made up a quick and easy &quot;apprentice level&quot; for anyone who might be interested in starting off a 4e campaign with some not yet heroic tier characters.&nbsp; I still think the characters are more powerful than earlier editions, but they won't be going up against old edition monsters, so I think it will be plenty dangerous.&nbsp; Anyone think like me that 4e characters starting out so strong is a negative for character background, etc.?&nbsp; Thoughts on my house rule below?Apprentice (0) LevelHaving mastered the basics of your chosen class, you set out to prove yourself a true adventurer, knowing full well the dangers that lie between the title of apprentice and the title of hero.Racial Traits:&nbsp; AllClass Features:&nbsp; All except for hit points and healing surges, which are both 50% of what they would be at first level.Ability Scores:&nbsp; Use 20 Point Buy or the Following Array:&nbsp; 16, 14, 12, 12, 10, 10.Trained Starting Skills:&nbsp; +2 instead of +5.Feat:&nbsp; No choice of Feat (unless Human or from class feature).Powers:&nbsp; Choose one at-will power.&nbsp; Choose one encounter power as a daily power. Equipment:&nbsp; Spend 75gp on equipment, weapons, and armor.Experience Points Needed for First Level:&nbsp; 750</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marnak, post: 4280898, member: 24886"] I am surely in the minority, but I actually liked the fact that in previous editions of Dungeons and Dragons your character was not uber-powerful at first level and had to be careful when adventuring into dungeons. Made playing a character feel brave because there was real risk of dying. I made up a quick and easy "apprentice level" for anyone who might be interested in starting off a 4e campaign with some not yet heroic tier characters. I still think the characters are more powerful than earlier editions, but they won't be going up against old edition monsters, so I think it will be plenty dangerous. Anyone think like me that 4e characters starting out so strong is a negative for character background, etc.? Thoughts on my house rule below? Apprentice (0) Level Having mastered the basics of your chosen class, you set out to prove yourself a true adventurer, knowing full well the dangers that lie between the title of apprentice and the title of hero. Racial Traits: All Class Features: All except for hit points and healing surges, which are both 50% of what they would be at first level. Ability Scores: Use 20 Point Buy or the Following Array: 16, 14, 12, 12, 10, 10. Trained Starting Skills: +2 instead of +5. Feat: No choice of Feat (unless Human or from class feature). Powers: Choose one at-will power. Choose one encounter power as a daily power. Equipment: Spend 75gp on equipment, weapons, and armor. Experience Points Needed for First Level: 750 [/QUOTE]

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