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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 76772" data-attributes="member: 158">I know you probably didn't mean it that way, but that sounded like a nasty little insult. Gaming styles ranger across all scenarios, levels of power, and roleplaying depths.Do keep in mind however, that non-spellcasters now rely on at least a minimal level of magical items to remain balanced with the inherently magical party members. At the very least, you will find that cutting off magical items really won't hurt power levels if the wizards and clerics keep magic vestment and greater magic weapon spells around. It really won't make a difference since buffing spells are so plentiful - unless you take them out too.And no, I never like Vallejo's art either - because of the lack of verisimilitude, and because you get sick of tattered loincloths, plate-mail breast covers, and bronzed skin after a while. <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I would point to Piratecat's Story Hour as a ready example of how higher level play can be just as character driven and fun as lower-level play. At lower levels, PC's tend to not have enough power to deal with baser needs, just as in real life. However, as in real life, more power means that you trade in one set of problems for a totally different set of new ones.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 76772, member: 158"] [B][/b] I know you probably didn't mean it that way, but that sounded like a nasty little insult. Gaming styles ranger across all scenarios, levels of power, and roleplaying depths. [b][/b] Do keep in mind however, that non-spellcasters now rely on at least a minimal level of magical items to remain balanced with the inherently magical party members. At the very least, you will find that cutting off magical items really won't hurt power levels if the wizards and clerics keep magic vestment and greater magic weapon spells around. It really won't make a difference since buffing spells are so plentiful - unless you take them out too. And no, I never like Vallejo's art either - because of the lack of verisimilitude, and because you get sick of tattered loincloths, plate-mail breast covers, and bronzed skin after a while. :) I would point to Piratecat's Story Hour as a ready example of how higher level play can be just as character driven and fun as lower-level play. At lower levels, PC's tend to not have enough power to deal with baser needs, just as in real life. However, as in real life, more power means that you trade in one set of problems for a totally different set of new ones. [/QUOTE]

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