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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3750700" data-attributes="member: 35788">I agree completely.&nbsp; Being a 20th level character whose levels are half as significant in every way as a 10th level character - so they end up exactly the same character - is pointless.&nbsp; It means people level twice as fast but half as much at each level.&nbsp; No significant change is present. I agree with your last comment, but not so much the paragraph above.&nbsp; What you propose is correct, and I can't argue with the logic.&nbsp; Assuming I am understanding your point (and I might not be - if so please try to reexplain!) what you are saying can be done in the current rules just by cutting the XP award per encounter.&nbsp; Cut the award per encounter and you slow down the progression easily enough.What I'd actually like is a system that accepts that all level increases are not created equal.&nbsp; In other words, the relative power from 1st to 2nd might be much more significant than from 20th to 21st.&nbsp; Perhaps you might get 2nd level spells at 3rd level, 3rd level spells at 6th level, 4th level spells at 10th level, etc.&nbsp; [Not that this is what I am actually proposing, mind you.&nbsp; I'm just trying to demonstrate a system where the power curve is steep at the beginning and tapers off after midgame rather than the current 3.5 system where the power curve is moderate in the beginning and accelerates as the game goes on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 3750700, member: 35788"] I agree completely. Being a 20th level character whose levels are half as significant in every way as a 10th level character - so they end up exactly the same character - is pointless. It means people level twice as fast but half as much at each level. No significant change is present. I agree with your last comment, but not so much the paragraph above. What you propose is correct, and I can't argue with the logic. Assuming I am understanding your point (and I might not be - if so please try to reexplain!) what you are saying can be done in the current rules just by cutting the XP award per encounter. Cut the award per encounter and you slow down the progression easily enough. What I'd actually like is a system that accepts that all level increases are not created equal. In other words, the relative power from 1st to 2nd might be much more significant than from 20th to 21st. Perhaps you might get 2nd level spells at 3rd level, 3rd level spells at 6th level, 4th level spells at 10th level, etc. [Not that this is what I am actually proposing, mind you. I'm just trying to demonstrate a system where the power curve is steep at the beginning and tapers off after midgame rather than the current 3.5 system where the power curve is moderate in the beginning and accelerates as the game goes on. [/QUOTE]

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