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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6243516" data-attributes="member: 79141">Sorry no update just yet.It’s been three weeks since our last session.  We were supposed to have a two-week break, but the polar vortex trapped me in the US for five extra days meaning we missed a third.  While we were away, I got to thinking about how the campaign has developed and how a lot of that is reflected in the characters themselves. Our character generation process was way more involved than usual, and I was quite liberal from the outset with bonuses and benefits that I thought would distinguish them and round out their builds.  I have also granted boons and bonuses in lieu of treasure and encouraged players to think about how every feat and power says something about their character.  It’s one of the features of 4E that I like the most.I gave out expertise feats for free at level 5, and I’m considering granting improved defences for free at level 15, or thereabouts, precisely because passive bonuses don’t help tell the story, just fix the maths (but everyone chooses them for that very reason).  I also granted additional at-will powers at level 1 (because I like at-wills), and allowed players to choose another at level 11, but this time in return for their entire level 11 stipend, sometimes with an additional benefit thrown in.As our party is about to broach paragon tier, I wondered if readers of the campaign journal would be interested in checking out a level 11 snapshot of each of the characters, with some comments on how they got to be where they are, and what they feel like in play.  Because I figure that mechanics won’t interest everyone I’ll shove those under a spoiler alert tab.</blockquote>

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