Ah, yes, PnP D&D - where did it go? Wasn't too many years past I was eagerly waiting at cons to play D&D w/ or near Weiss and Hickman or get my latest Oil Painting or Mouse Pad signed by Elmore. Are we in a day when the simple mechanics of bringing together 3-6 friends with 8 solid hours to while away in an imaginary land while munching Doritos is just too much? [more effusive reminiscing, ad infinitum].
I'm playing a fighter/thief and dealt w/ this delimma myself. I dualed at 10, which is likely not the best time (probably lvl 13) or the second best (lvl 9). My choice was based on viewing the XP limitation and seeing what ultimate level that would allow my Thief to get to. Then, by subtracting the XP for a fighter of the different levels, I was able to figure out how much XP I could give up for the Fighter class and still have a high enough level thief that I could live with it. In short, you need 3 pieces of info: XP Cap (3 million?), Fighter level progression chart, Mage level progression chart.
BTW - I never really maxed out my character before completing the game. I was only like level 19 Stalker the first time 'round (we'll see how the second goes). Aside from limiting the number of people in your party, how do you folks obtain such un-god-ly levels?
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