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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Delta" data-source="post: 3730972" data-attributes="member: 40269">As DM, I like 1E level drain. It's really scary and it's mechanically simple.- With 3E save-to-restore, I was somewhat let down, but could make the compromise.- With 3.5 save-and-save-again, I was not willing to soften it that much.- When 4E wipes it out entirely, that's another point for me not to use that game.One thing to remember is that the 1E geometric XP chart made it somewhat easier to recover from level drains. Let's say: worst case scenario, you get drained N levels and cannot magically restore them. But as long as you stick with the same party, by the time they get enough XP to go up one level, that's likewise enough XP to get back all the levels you lost (approximately speaking). Of course, I'm sure that's cold comfort if you don't like level drains on principle.</blockquote>