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<blockquote data-quote="Tormyr" data-source="post: 8129009" data-attributes="member: 6776887"><p>5e balances against damage and hit points more than AC and to-hit bonuses. IMO, level 1 PCs are one step above paper mâché, so level 1 is not a great place to start PCs that you want to run through a story that can last several years in real time. There is an enemy at the end of adventure 1 that can 1-hit <em>kill</em> a level 3 PC if it rolls really well.</p><p></p><p>On top of that, I took a cue from the 5e version of Zeitgeist, where it starts at 3rd level because the PCs are professionals at this point. In a similar vein, the Resistance is short on people for this mission, but they are not going to just grab anyone off the street. Choosing the PCs means there is at least a chance of success.</p><p></p><p>As for level "21", it is optional. You can run level 20 for the last two adventures. I wanted to give the players a chance to learn their characters for two adventures: one at level 3 and the next at level 4. After that, the adventures take the PCs through 2 levels each. WotBS has some story options for running the last 3 adventures in any order, saving who the players hate the most as the last bad guy. So each of the last 3 adventures can be run at level 19, 20, or "21", and there is a means to adjust the difficulty accordingly. At my table, the players have the option of an ASI/Feat, choosing a level to multiclass into/continue a multiclass, or choose an epic boon from the DMG.</p><p></p><p>I can think of a couple suggestions for an intro:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Run an adventure around Gate Pass that gets the heroes noticed by the Resistance, setting up the events of adventure 1. The downside is that there is less opportunity to show the world pre assassination.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Run an adventure in southeast Ragesia just after the assassination. The scourge is starting, and spellcasters and their families are fleeing toward Dassen and Gate Pass. This could be run as a caravan protection operation where the heroes are hired muscle or fleeing themselves (maybe a little of both). The downside is that this might remove some of the impact of the Gate Pass connections in the Player's Guide because the heroes are only in Gate Pass for a few weeks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Run an adventure pre-assassination, that highlights a region the players will return to during the campaign. Each has its own merits. Dassen can be "traditional" Greyhawk style fantasy. Sindaire could be the last days of the rebellion before the assassination. Ostalin, Ragesia, and southern Shahalesti are largely untouched. The heroes could aid Rivereye Badgerface in his mission to steal the intelligence before they get separated and try to meet up again in Gate Pass.</li> </ol><p>At my table, I had the players come up with their background stories and how they ended up in Gate Pass. We then just started at level 3.</p><p></p><p>In the long run, you know yourself and your players best. What you come up with will probably work well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tormyr, post: 8129009, member: 6776887"] 5e balances against damage and hit points more than AC and to-hit bonuses. IMO, level 1 PCs are one step above paper mâché, so level 1 is not a great place to start PCs that you want to run through a story that can last several years in real time. There is an enemy at the end of adventure 1 that can 1-hit [I]kill[/I] a level 3 PC if it rolls really well. On top of that, I took a cue from the 5e version of Zeitgeist, where it starts at 3rd level because the PCs are professionals at this point. In a similar vein, the Resistance is short on people for this mission, but they are not going to just grab anyone off the street. Choosing the PCs means there is at least a chance of success. As for level "21", it is optional. You can run level 20 for the last two adventures. I wanted to give the players a chance to learn their characters for two adventures: one at level 3 and the next at level 4. After that, the adventures take the PCs through 2 levels each. WotBS has some story options for running the last 3 adventures in any order, saving who the players hate the most as the last bad guy. So each of the last 3 adventures can be run at level 19, 20, or "21", and there is a means to adjust the difficulty accordingly. At my table, the players have the option of an ASI/Feat, choosing a level to multiclass into/continue a multiclass, or choose an epic boon from the DMG. I can think of a couple suggestions for an intro: [LIST=1] [*]Run an adventure around Gate Pass that gets the heroes noticed by the Resistance, setting up the events of adventure 1. The downside is that there is less opportunity to show the world pre assassination. [*]Run an adventure in southeast Ragesia just after the assassination. The scourge is starting, and spellcasters and their families are fleeing toward Dassen and Gate Pass. This could be run as a caravan protection operation where the heroes are hired muscle or fleeing themselves (maybe a little of both). The downside is that this might remove some of the impact of the Gate Pass connections in the Player's Guide because the heroes are only in Gate Pass for a few weeks. [*]Run an adventure pre-assassination, that highlights a region the players will return to during the campaign. Each has its own merits. Dassen can be "traditional" Greyhawk style fantasy. Sindaire could be the last days of the rebellion before the assassination. Ostalin, Ragesia, and southern Shahalesti are largely untouched. The heroes could aid Rivereye Badgerface in his mission to steal the intelligence before they get separated and try to meet up again in Gate Pass. [/LIST] At my table, I had the players come up with their background stories and how they ended up in Gate Pass. We then just started at level 3. In the long run, you know yourself and your players best. What you come up with will probably work well. [/QUOTE]
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