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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 485461" data-attributes="member: 5137">Experience LevelsTheralis uses harsh aging rules, and some pretty decent advancement rules. The combination, plus the local culture, results in the following rules of thumb.Level 0: All children <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />.Level 1: 15 years old, this is the default starting point. Characters spend their first year in the Theralis military, as part of becoming an adult. A typical year in the Theralis military is worth 1,000 XP, giving the character a level with combat training, a bit of toughening up, and some free time to pursue their own interests.Level 2: A young adult, typically 16-17. Typical years are worth about 800-1200 XP due to the challenges of getting started in life. By age 18, most people are reaching 3rd level.Level 3: A mature person, typically 18-22. Typical years are worth about 500-700 XP (CR 2). A large fraction of the population is 3rd level.Level 4: Middle age, typically 23-29. Typical years are worth 500-700 XP. The largest minority of the population. Level 4 is the typical "full professional".Level 5: Slightly older, typically 30-39. Some people die of natural causes at this point. A reasonable fraction of the population is 5th level; this is the "master of the trade" level.Level 6: The elderly, typically 40-52. Few live past this point. A small portion of the population is 6th level. Generally, 6th level is sufficient for local reknown (throughout all of the divisions of a particular valley, for example).Level 7: The very elderly, 53+. Generally, 7th level is the point where an individual can be known throughout the Theralis valleys on the basis of ability.These rules of thumb apply to those who live ordinary lives. A decent percentage of the population live extraordinary lives, and a small percentage of those survive. Adventurers typically advance about one level per year or two, and you can often find "ordinary" adults who adventured for a year or two and are thus a level or more higher than the rules of thumb indicate.Levels 8-9 are sufficient to be very well known throughout the valleys, with some spillover into other nearby nations. At level 9, you can claim to be a "name" in Theralis.By 10th level, an individual is near legendary. Above 10th level is the stuff of legends - fighters that can wade through a company of lesser soldiers, spell casters who can level armies, etc.</blockquote>

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