Displaying all 2 Episode of Like Dragon Like Son with the tag “levelling up”.
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Changing the Way We Build Characters
Episode | April 21st, 2023 | 47 mins 42 secs
level 0, levelling up, rolling with emphasis, steal this character, subverting tropes, tips, weirdness
If you are like us, you've probably built more characters than you will ever play. But what if you had to play a character to build them? The idea is that as a 0 level character, you play in a short mini-campaign that showcases an influential time in your character's life that shaped who they would become. We discuss how this work with starting with only 2d6 in each ability score, gaining stats, skill, languages and spells as your character blossoms. We also discuss some fun ways to take the levels out of leveling up, and look at ways exciting ways to motivate players to lean into the role play of character development. We also discuss the idea of "rolling with emphasis".
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The Best Way For Characters To Gain Levels
Episode | August 27th, 2021 | 41 mins 20 secs
encounters per day, experience points, levelling up, milestone, story, xp values
The age old question: is it better to award XP, or to gain levels at set milestones? Is there a way to do it so that it doesn't go too fast? Or too slow? To encourage richer style of play, or encourage better attendance at the table? These are the carrots of progress the DM must weigh, and distribute to the worthy. This week we talk about our experiences with experience,.