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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6701632" data-attributes="member: 996">Which is really a 4e-ism, and wasn't even that solid, then.&nbsp; 4e kinda sorta implies that PCs might be unique, or at least very rare.&nbsp; While earlier editions give demographic numbers that might be called 'rare', they result in a /lot/ of leveled NPCs existing in the world. &nbsp;Spells, including healing, also being a major resource.&nbsp; Having a cleric didn't suddenly make classic D&amp;D not-attrition-based anymore.&nbsp; It just made attrition of spells critical, making days longer and putting more pressure on casters to conserve spell resources.&nbsp;Depends on the setting, quite possibly several.&nbsp; Even a town of a few hundred is going to have a few individuals with levels, though - most people will know someone with levels, personally at 1:50 or 1:100.&nbsp;You'd be surprised what 3rd-world folks are clued into.&nbsp;That's not abusing the rule, just following it.&nbsp; &nbsp;Cool, so long as we're not denying the issue.&nbsp; I thought the point of the CdG thing was not so much a proposed solution as establishing the validity of the problem.&nbsp; At least, that's how I saw it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 6701632, member: 996"] Which is really a 4e-ism, and wasn't even that solid, then. 4e kinda sorta implies that PCs might be unique, or at least very rare. While earlier editions give demographic numbers that might be called 'rare', they result in a /lot/ of leveled NPCs existing in the world. Spells, including healing, also being a major resource. Having a cleric didn't suddenly make classic D&D not-attrition-based anymore. It just made attrition of spells critical, making days longer and putting more pressure on casters to conserve spell resources. Depends on the setting, quite possibly several. Even a town of a few hundred is going to have a few individuals with levels, though - most people will know someone with levels, personally at 1:50 or 1:100. You'd be surprised what 3rd-world folks are clued into. That's not abusing the rule, just following it. Cool, so long as we're not denying the issue. I thought the point of the CdG thing was not so much a proposed solution as establishing the validity of the problem. At least, that's how I saw it. [/QUOTE]

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