Edena_of_Neith here.
Hey there, Gary Gygax. Nice to see you again.
Ok, this is going to freak you out, but it happened in a game I played in (I did *not* run this game), so I wish to ask you how you'd react as a player to the following situation:
You and a group of players get together, and your mutual friend is DMing. The module will be S2, White Plume Mountain.
Unfortunately, NOBODY has any characters above 1st level. The DM will not allow anyone to 'create' higher level characters for the module, because he feels levels must be earned. Instead, he declares you may create many 1st level characters to compensate for your lack of strength. Extra magical items and the like are not handed out as compensation, although you do get the maximum starting gold.
So, put between them, the players muster up a gaggle of around 7 1st level characters, and these will be going through White Plume Mountain.
Let's assume you are going to play in this game (of course, you created White Plume Mountain, and you know exactly what chance 7 1st level characters have in it.)
What is your reaction inwardly? How do you cope with the unfairness of it all? (because, in this case, this is the only DM around. If you refuse to play in his games, you have no alternatives ... and you *want* to play, obviously.)
I had to answer this question for myself. Now, I am curious as to what you'd be quietly thinking inside?
(Incidentally, we made it to that room with the 7 levels that guarded Black Razor. THEN we all died.)
Yours Sincerely
Edena_of_Neith