09-14-2011, 01:30 PM
Havard Wrote:Tavis Wrote:Havard Wrote:Bargle at DF mentioned that ACKS has level limits, with most classes maxing out at 14th, while some classes end before that? Is this true? I'm really hoping not...
Yes, in this regard it's more B/X than B/E/C/M/I. The focus of the core system is on presenting an integrated economy, in which a 14th level character is the best in the known world and rules an appropriately-sized domain. Characters in play might well transcend this limit, but that's beyond the scope of the initial book.
Tell me more about what you're hoping for, Havard; this time I have clicked 'notify me when a reply is posted' so I will not be so late in replying!
Sorry it took me so long to respond to this message. What I like about the OSR in general is revisiting good ideas that may have been forgotten along the way in the urge to push out new editions. What I dislike is the revisiting of bad ideas. Granted this is all subjective, but level limits is in my opinion the mother of bad ideas.
It would be interesting to see your reasoning on this. I'm thinking the exact opposite. If I'm not mistaken, even Becmi stops at level 36, which just seems plum silly. If you think of levels as kinds of ranks of ability then there comes a point at which no more ability can be gained. One may start as a private and go through all the ranks but sooner or later one becomes a general or a king or a president and there are no higer ranks to reach, nothing more to be gained.