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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roger" data-source="post: 4254138" data-attributes="member: 17420">"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</blockquote>

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