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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Haltherrion" data-source="post: 5468277" data-attributes="member: 18253">My first thought was that the scenario you describe was okay. It's one thing to make me start at first when everyone else is much higher level. I'd always feel like a second class citizen in the group, just waiting for a new campaign where I could finally be equal. Your scenario, however, feels much more accomodating at first until I start wondering, wait, every time a new player joins the group I need to park my favorite character and start a new one? I might not mind so much as the new player but I think I would mind the next time a new player joined. But it also depends how often new players join and how you structure the campaign. If it is infrequent and the concept of a second group of PCs is well handled it could be a plus, not a minus. For instance, if once the new PCs are at-level, if we could swap between the two PCs it might be kind of fun for variety. On the otherhand, it really isn't that hard to start a PC at the group's level. There's nothing magic to level 1 unless it's a player new to the system who needs to learn the rules. I've played in and run many campaigns where we started at anywhere from level 3 to 11 and it can work just fine with seasoned players. For the case of a new campaign starting at first level, no issues at all.</blockquote>