Purposely not levelling

Cienden · 06-24-2004, 04:21 AM

Anyone ever get bored stiff and try this? I was interested in how far my party could advance into the game just staying at level 1. I got as far as when you hit the main orc encampment and they swarm you right at the beginning of the level and the troll steals that Cleric's moonblade. Had to level there because after I tried picking a few orcs off at a time, they finally all crowded over the spawn point linked to the previous map where I rested and so stomped me when I travelled back in from a good nights rest. Got fairly hard near the end, even on normal settings, but it was fun.

Nightowl2 · 06-24-2004, 10:51 AM

You just have to be careful with that little trick. I had a team in HOF mode where I sat on the points after level 3 (or maybe 4). So we get to the dam and I finally leveled up. Everybody maxed out right there. Ouch. I didn't bother going on after that one.

Also, the experience comes in one big gulp, so multi-class characters can't advance properly. Everything ends up going into only one class. Another ouch.

Nightowl2

CerebroDragon · 06-27-2004, 07:23 AM

This is something many of my mates used to try back in the old goldbox second ed AD&D games. A sort of survival of the unwilling fittest.

Whilst being fun for awhile, I avoided it after being punished for a marathon session in Silver Blades. I recall that after obtaining enough xp to level up three times, I only gained the one as the xp levels of my characters rounded back to just 1 xp point over the level just gained.

So yeah, its not an action I normally reccomend in AD&D games unless you really are just experimenting or in denial of your own experience.

InjaYew · 07-01-2004, 01:06 AM

You get more points per beasty it's true, but leveling up is a large part of the fun for me so I ain't gonna skip it. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Dirty Meg · 07-01-2004, 05:12 AM

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I once got my party to level 5 and didn't level up until I had to either fight the guardian or kill every Yuan-Ti. I got such high levels when I did level up that I didn't get any exp for most of the enemies I killed from then on.

remo · 07-11-2004, 06:00 PM

I'm not levelling if i can help it. Makes it moreof a challenge i think.
I currently have 4xlvl 8 chars, 1xlvl 13, 1xlvl 16, and all pcs are about to hit the lvl 17 experience point position

JrKASperov · 07-12-2004, 06:22 AM

I don't do this level until you've got multiple levels stuff because it's definately NOT meant to be. Which adventurer in the Realms would stop gaining skills and training and becoming better with every monster? Does NOT make sense. You could not actually choose when to gain a level, it would just happen. However, if you people want to play it like that, fine, I'm just stating that in the real deal it wouldn't be possible

06-24-2004, 04:21 AM	#1
Cienden Manshoon Join Date: October 30, 2003 Location: Washington, United States Age: 42 Posts: 237	Anyone ever get bored stiff and try this? I was interested in how far my party could advance into the game just staying at level 1. I got as far as when you hit the main orc encampment and they swarm you right at the beginning of the level and the troll steals that Cleric's moonblade. Had to level there because after I tried picking a few orcs off at a time, they finally all crowded over the spawn point linked to the previous map where I rested and so stomped me when I travelled back in from a good nights rest. Got fairly hard near the end, even on normal settings, but it was fun. __________________ Member of the [url]\"http://www.xwaupgrade.com\" target=\"_blank\">X-Wing Alliance Upgrade</a> team. Bringing the highest quality Star Wars craft to a game near you.

06-27-2004, 07:23 AM	#3
CerebroDragon Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Ballarat, Australia. Age: 45 Posts: 878	This is something many of my mates used to try back in the old goldbox second ed AD&D games. A sort of survival of the unwilling fittest. Whilst being fun for awhile, I avoided it after being punished for a marathon session in Silver Blades. I recall that after obtaining enough xp to level up three times, I only gained the one as the xp levels of my characters rounded back to just 1 xp point over the level just gained. So yeah, its not an action I normally reccomend in AD&D games unless you really are just experimenting or in denial of your own experience. __________________ Diddledy High, Diddledy Low, Come Brave Blood Sheep, You've a goodly way to go. - Brilhasti Ap Tarj

07-01-2004, 05:12 AM	#5
Dirty Meg Baaz Draconian Join Date: May 21, 2004 Location: Here, or there abouts. Age: 79 Posts: 703	Spoilers . .. ... ..... ... .. . I once got my party to level 5 and didn't level up until I had to either fight the guardian or kill every Yuan-Ti. I got such high levels when I did level up that I didn't get any exp for most of the enemies I killed from then on. __________________ A stitch in time is worth two in the bush.

07-12-2004, 06:22 AM	#7
JrKASperov Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 16, 2003 Location: Wa\'eni\'n Age: 38 Posts: 1,701	I don't do this level until you've got multiple levels stuff because it's definately NOT meant to be. Which adventurer in the Realms would stop gaining skills and training and becoming better with every monster? Does NOT make sense. You could not actually choose when to gain a level, it would just happen. However, if you people want to play it like that, fine, I'm just stating that in the real deal it wouldn't be possible __________________ God is in the rain.

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06-24-2004, 10:51 AM	#2
Nightowl2 Galvatron Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Plateau of Leng Age: 46 Posts: 2,190	You just have to be careful with that little trick. I had a team in HOF mode where I sat on the points after level 3 (or maybe 4). So we get to the dam and I finally leveled up. Everybody maxed out right there. Ouch. I didn't bother going on after that one. Also, the experience comes in one big gulp, so multi-class characters can't advance properly. Everything ends up going into only one class. Another ouch. Nightowl2

07-01-2004, 01:06 AM	#4
InjaYew Zhentarim Guard Join Date: December 31, 2003 Location: SE Tornado Belt Age: 63 Posts: 341	You get more points per beasty it's true, but leveling up is a large part of the fun for me so I ain't gonna skip it. [img]smile.gif[/img]

07-11-2004, 06:00 PM	#6
remo Welcomed New User Join Date: July 3, 2004 Location: Australia Age: 63 Posts: 2	I'm not levelling if i can help it. Makes it moreof a challenge i think. I currently have 4xlvl 8 chars, 1xlvl 13, 1xlvl 16, and all pcs are about to hit the lvl 17 experience point position

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