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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sithramir" data-source="post: 934963" data-attributes="member: 12183">bahAs i just moved to Chicago i've been trying to get into a game. Seems most people like the idea of one level lower than either the group(all basically equal level) or 1 less than the lowest. I don't really get it. I suffer for joining their group because i'm new? Its not like its "preferable to being raised" as I am just joining! I understand that for character deaths of a player who isn't new.    Its rough because I can still make good characters but I often see the level difference hurting me. The other characters can sometimes have a huge power benefit from just one level and if they are depending on me that being weaker is rough. For instance: They are level 6 and i'm level 5. Well the 2 fighter types have 2 attacks now(a ranger has 3) and they can dish out a heck of a lot more damage. If i'm defending their backs 3 rounds later I rolled 2 low attacks and maybe a little damage while they've already chopped through a few.  I understand if theres difference in party levels that i should start at lowest but if the rest of them are equal then i'll never be equal. You don't realistically catch up unless theres a lot of deaths (assuming you don't die also). Just seems to me that you should be equal to their level or the lowest lvl player. I'm just whining because I joined a group that ranged from 10th to 13th level a bit ago. The 13th level guy was pure wizard who turned 14th the session I joined. I was level 9 thief/wiz and I couldn't do jack because there were 4 guys (levells 13/12/11/10) just did so much more. The 10th level guy and I were both semi new and suffereing while the 2 higher were just whomping stuff. The stuff they couldn't whomp was the stuff were I just kind of hide in the corner until it was over. Just kind of sucked because it'd have SR or immunities that 3rd level spells didn't do much (or my level couldn't beat for SR) while the other mage had to blast it. Just my 2 cents</blockquote>

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