Your Highest Level Characters

[Farcaster]

49th in 2nd edition is quite a feat. The system you mentioned your GM using for experience sounds interesting and a fair work around to the whole exponential experience cost increases. Although, I seem to remember that leveled out at some point around 1.2 million XP per level. Can't remember now. In 2nd edition, as my players got higher level, I made judicious use of the bonus exp and story rewards to keep things going, and even then past 12th it was pretty damned rough.

Except for the rogue, I should say, because of the lower requirements per level for rogues -- and because using the bonus experience rules from the DMG, he got xp for ever 2 gold he stole... Which I might add encouraged a lot more backstabbing of fellow party members. Ah well. Just before we switched over to 3rd edition, he was easily 4 levels ahead of the rest of the group AND was working on dual classing.

[shilar]

I was never much for stealing from the party. I stayed alive because I was useful to them. I was usually barely tolerated for my near villanous ways. It was in my best interest to keep my hands out of pockets that weren't mine unless it was for a very good reason. Murder and mayhem that was more my style.

[Ed Zachary]

None of my evil characters ever stole from the party.

Taking a treasure before it became 'party property' was not stealing.

[Farcaster]

Taking a treasure before it became 'party property' was not stealing.

For some reason, my group likes making the party rogue the group's accountant as well. It's weird, but true.

[shilar]

For some reason, my group likes making the party rogue the group's accountant as well. It's weird, but true.

When 3rd edition came out I thought it was silly renaming thief to rouge. But once I saw the mental effect it had on the perception of these characters I couldn't argue it was a great idea. I had a thief that despite his insistance, under magical compulsion, that he would never steal property from its rightful owner. The party would not trust him. I was required an escort when ever we were in a town. Now most of my rouges would never even be questioned by the party. Even though they deserve it more than that guy did.

[Moritz]

I wonder what level the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon characters got up to?

[shilar]

I saw their stats one time I'll try and remember where. I think it was like 15th level or so.

[Moritz]

For 15th level, they sure sucked. Presto especially.

[starfalconkd]

If you purchased the DVD set, a book was included which had 3.5 stats of the kids (and their weapons) from just before a certain episode and stats for Venger. I got the set as a gift and I can look them up if anyone is really interested.

[Moritz]

I'd be totally interested Starfalconkd. Just to see what they were thinking.

[Argent]

The highest character ever, all Editions, was my 14th level paladin from 1st Edition. He married, retired, and settled down to run a small fiefdom on behalf of the king. I actually still use him as an NPC for my games today.

So far in 3.5 I haven't cracked 14th level, but have come close. I'm currently playing a monk in the Shackled City campaign path, and we are on track to become 20th at the end of it, if we survive/win.

But as long as I'm having fun, level doesn't matter so much.

[Inquisitor Tremayne]

I've always joined existing games so I never got to start at 1st level with a D&D character.

Currently I have a Cleric of Pelor 8/Fighter 1 who started at 7th level and my previous character before that was a 13th level Fighter/Order of the Bow Initiate who started at 11th or 12th level. I love playing ranged characters because the largest battle map we have, she could hit anything that was on that map at no range penalty, even IF it had cover!

Good times!

[Karui_Kage]

I've only really taken one character the distance, from 1-20, all done in 3.0

His name was Vedrimas Nailo. He began in Ravenloft, and was a Half-Vistani Rogue. He went up to level 10-12 in Ravenloft, I believe, before his death and subsequent 'transportation' to a different plane of existence. He awoke with only his short swords in another realm (and another game) and continued onwards. The game ended shortly after 20, I may have actually hit 21 with him, but I don't remember.

His final build was Half-Vistani Rogue 3/Ranger 7/Tempest 10. He dual-wielded two short swords (+1 adamantine Holy Undead Bane Flaming and +1 cold iron Axiomatic Outsider (Evil) Bane Ice), used a cloak of wings (is that what it was called? The cloak or cape that let the character have bird or bat wings) to fly around. Ended up having a ton of attacks if he got a full attack off, and was able to harass with Spring Attack too. Had the best stats of any character I rolled too. Only one average stat, one 18, two 17s, and two 16s, all witnessed. He was a little overpowered stat wise, but because of his choice in classes (all melee), it evened out against casters.