The Scale of Impact

[Roger]

"Impact" is a measure of a party's ability to change people's lives. It is defined by the following function:

Impact = 10 to the power of (party level divided by 3)


1st level: Impact equals about 2. The party could help out an old couple.

2nd level: Impact is about 4.5. The party could help out a family.

3rd level: Impact is 10. The party could help a large family, or a couple of smaller families, or a small group of people.

6th level: Impact is 100. The party might rescue a small hamlet, or a significant group within a larger settlement, such as all the worshippers of a particular god.

9th level: Impact is 1,000. The party could change a small town.

12th level: Impact is 10,000. The party could save an entire city.

15th level: Impact is 100,000. The party influences an entire region, such as a barony or a duchy.

18th level: Impact is 1,000,000. The party could establish or destroy an entire kingdom.

21st level: Impact is 10,000,000. The party could help numerous kingdoms, or a small continent.

24th level: Impact is 100,000,000. The party can affect every kingdom of a particular race, or a large continent.

27th level: Impact is 1,000,000,000. The party can literally save the world.

30th level: Impact is 10,000,000,000. The party's influence spreads across multiple worlds and planes.


I've found this a useful way to think about the scales of adventures and the differences between tiers. Comments are welcome.



Cheers,
Roger

 

[Kzach]

An interesting way of looking at things however I'd start the rise to power at 1st-level with the 6th-level description