Re: [Adonthell-devel] Design Considerations: Quests, skills and leveling

[Andrew Phillips]

As to leveling, I meant to refer to character levels, rather than
skill levels. I'm sorry if I was unclear. I was wondering if we want
each new character level to be a struggle - i.e., slow experience
accumulation, etc, and if so, where the balance between trying to kill
the PC at every opportunity and easy, steady level advancement ought
to be struck.

I was also wondering if there is a level cap on Dun Barethsol. If so,
where is it? I'm still trying to puzzle out the relative values of
various quests and achievements. It stands to reason that the three
main paths - dark, light, and neutral, should be worth about the same
amount of experience, else the game's play balance would be off.

Andrew

On 3/3/06, Andrew Phillips <address@hidden> wrote:
> I guess double-rewarding for skill acquisition is rather silly, isn't
> it? I asked because I was working from experience with other rule
> systems (AD&D 3.0 and variants) where skills, learning, experience,
> and leveling are handled somewhat differently.
>
> Andrew
>
> On 3/3/06, Kai Sterker <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Am 28.02.2006 um 05:42 schrieb Andrew Phillips:
> >
> > Those "Level 1" to 4 on the main plot graph should not be confused
> > with the main character's level. It's more a measurement for the
> > progression of the plot.
> >
> > Otherwise, I thought that finishing quests and defeating opponents
> > would give experience points. (with a somewhat dynamic system for
> > combat experience, as you describe. More points, the higher the
> > opponents level compared to the main characters level.)
> >
> > Using one's skills might increase that special skill, but I don't
> > think that this should result in extra experience points. Same goes
> > for learning spells and such: being able to use a new spell or feat
> > or rune is already a kind of reward, so there shouldn't be any extra
> > experience. (Also, in a way it is the experience gained that allows
> > to learn new stuff in the first place, so it kind of doesn't fit if
> > learning stuff resulted in more experience).
> >
> > I guess the rules are not very clear on this, so maybe we should
> > update them somewhat.
> >
> > Kai
> >
> > > While working on the Wiki and describing quests, I realized that I
> > > don't know how we want to handle level progression and the experience
> > > value of any given kind of encounter. Do we want each level to be an
> > > achievement? I should think so.
> > > Which actions are rewarded with experience gains and with what
> > > weights?
> > >
> > > Learning spells or skills?
> > > Using non-combat skills, such as picking locks and haggling?
> > > Achieving quest milestones?
> > > Completing quests?
> > > Combat victories, noteably combat victories against opponents not of
> > > the player's character level?
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > >
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