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What's the rush? Has the "here and now" been replaced by the "next level" attitude?
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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 6283146" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>Arthur is born king. He doesn't level up to become one. But presumably no one in the Arthurian RPG is Arthur, unless the only PC is Arthur, because it would violate the rule that no one could be more special than anyone else. Peter Parker doesn't level up. He gains 10 levels from a spider bite all at once. The story more or less begins with him as 10th level. Superhero games accept that by basically starting everyone out at 10th level. If you want to play a Swords & Capes style game were the characters are superheroes, just start out at 10th level to begin with.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What goal is that?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>First, what's the difference? I don't understand how it really matters. I'm being serious. I'm not saying you are wrong, but I don't see what you see. The only difference I see between level 13 and level 20 is that 20 has bigger numbers. I don't honestly see why you want to go beyond 13. You are playing exactly the same game only it takes longer to get anything done because there is more accounting and bookkeeping. If speeding up the story is the desired goal, playing at high levels is the opposite of obtaining that goal. </p><p></p><p>Second, the game doesn't have just 20 levels. Level 20 is an arbitrary stopping point as well. You could progress on to level 60. Why does the story stop at 20?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 6283146, member: 4937"] Arthur is born king. He doesn't level up to become one. But presumably no one in the Arthurian RPG is Arthur, unless the only PC is Arthur, because it would violate the rule that no one could be more special than anyone else. Peter Parker doesn't level up. He gains 10 levels from a spider bite all at once. The story more or less begins with him as 10th level. Superhero games accept that by basically starting everyone out at 10th level. If you want to play a Swords & Capes style game were the characters are superheroes, just start out at 10th level to begin with. What goal is that? First, what's the difference? I don't understand how it really matters. I'm being serious. I'm not saying you are wrong, but I don't see what you see. The only difference I see between level 13 and level 20 is that 20 has bigger numbers. I don't honestly see why you want to go beyond 13. You are playing exactly the same game only it takes longer to get anything done because there is more accounting and bookkeeping. If speeding up the story is the desired goal, playing at high levels is the opposite of obtaining that goal. Second, the game doesn't have just 20 levels. Level 20 is an arbitrary stopping point as well. You could progress on to level 60. Why does the story stop at 20? [/QUOTE]
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