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History of Level-limits in Krynn?

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#1
zombiegleemax
Sep 03, 2006 11:48:41 Hello Krynnophiles, over on the Mystara Message Board, we are working on conversion of the OD&D Known World to 3E. One issue we are facing is how to deal with character level limits. In OD&D, characters were limited to level 36. In 2E Mystara, the NPC stats were rescaled to fit with a 20-level max.

I was wondering, could someone give me a run-down of how TSR, WotC, and Sovereign Press have dealt with level limits in the various official incarnations of Dragonlance (1E, SAGA, 2E, 3.0E, 3.5E)?

Shane

P.S. I'm cross-posting this at the Dragonlance.com board to increase my chance of getting a response.
#2
iltharanos
Sep 03, 2006 22:54:56
Hello Krynnophiles, over on the Mystara Message Board, we are working on conversion of the OD&D Known World to 3E. One issue we are facing is how to deal with character level limits. In OD&D, characters were limited to level 36. In 2E Mystara, the NPC stats were rescaled to fit with a 20-level max.

I was wondering, could someone give me a run-down of how TSR, WotC, and Sovereign Press have dealt with level limits in the various official incarnations of Dragonlance (1E, SAGA, 2E, 3.0E, 3.5E)?

Shane

P.S. I'm cross-posting this at the Dragonlance.com board to increase my chance of getting a response.

1e = level 18 limit
SAGA = no level limit
2e = no level limit
3.0e = no level limit
3.5e = no level limit
#3
zombiegleemax
Sep 03, 2006 23:32:29 Thanks iltharanos!
#4
gawain_viii
Sep 05, 2006 11:10:52 I'm no DL expert, as my loyalties lie in Mystara, but I seem to remember that in the first incarnation of DL (1e) that the 18 level cap only applied to Wizards, who were then removed from the world by the Gods. Am I correct in my memory, or did the cap apply to all classes?

Even in later editions, when the cap was removed, the novels (Dragons of Summer Flame, specifically) hinted that it was still in effect, when Raistlin explained to (a still relatively low-level) Palin, that when he (Raistlin) was gone, Palin will be the greatest wizard of Krynn.

Roger
#5
darthsylver
Sep 05, 2006 11:26:02 No, the level cap applied to everybody who reached 18th level.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax Sep 03, 2006 11:48:41	Hello Krynnophiles, over on the Mystara Message Board, we are working on conversion of the OD&D Known World to 3E. One issue we are facing is how to deal with character level limits. In OD&D, characters were limited to level 36. In 2E Mystara, the NPC stats were rescaled to fit with a 20-level max. I was wondering, could someone give me a run-down of how TSR, WotC, and Sovereign Press have dealt with level limits in the various official incarnations of Dragonlance (1E, SAGA, 2E, 3.0E, 3.5E)? Shane P.S. I'm cross-posting this at the Dragonlance.com board to increase my chance of getting a response.
#2 iltharanos Sep 03, 2006 22:54:56	Hello Krynnophiles, over on the Mystara Message Board, we are working on conversion of the OD&D Known World to 3E. One issue we are facing is how to deal with character level limits. In OD&D, characters were limited to level 36. In 2E Mystara, the NPC stats were rescaled to fit with a 20-level max. I was wondering, could someone give me a run-down of how TSR, WotC, and Sovereign Press have dealt with level limits in the various official incarnations of Dragonlance (1E, SAGA, 2E, 3.0E, 3.5E)? Shane P.S. I'm cross-posting this at the Dragonlance.com board to increase my chance of getting a response. 1e = level 18 limit SAGA = no level limit 2e = no level limit 3.0e = no level limit 3.5e = no level limit
#3 zombiegleemax Sep 03, 2006 23:32:29	Thanks iltharanos!
#4 gawain_viii Sep 05, 2006 11:10:52	I'm no DL expert, as my loyalties lie in Mystara, but I seem to remember that in the first incarnation of DL (1e) that the 18 level cap only applied to Wizards, who were then removed from the world by the Gods. Am I correct in my memory, or did the cap apply to all classes? Even in later editions, when the cap was removed, the novels (Dragons of Summer Flame, specifically) hinted that it was still in effect, when Raistlin explained to (a still relatively low-level) Palin, that when he (Raistlin) was gone, Palin will be the greatest wizard of Krynn. Roger
#5 darthsylver Sep 05, 2006 11:26:02	No, the level cap applied to everybody who reached 18th level.