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I know I've ranted a bit on this subject, but I missed this bit and =
IMHO I would suggest for game balance the following modifications to the =
numbers below (and, if you read my last missive, just insert this about =
midway).
1st level: whatever it works out to be according to the stats you have =
chosen from amongst the several offered on the list.
2nd level: only 10% at most of first level mages should survive to =
advance, this to reflect how amazingly easy they are to kill.
3rd level: 25% having made it to second level shows some survival =
instinct, but they are still very easy to knock off
4th & 5th level: 50%
6th and up: here the ratio swings around, instead of the weak mage =
needing protection from the party, now the average party at this level =
needs a mage for it's own protection as they are now very capable of =
both their own defense and great destruction. I'd suggest 75% from this =
level on.

Well, this is what I use if I need to do things by an average, but if =
I need a 15th level mage to create a challenge the party, then I'll =
create one and "he's just moved in from points unknown". And there is =
always the shadow world (described to my players as 'where nightmares =
take shape and form') to draw miscellaneous nasties from.

Regards,

Dubhghaill (Doyle)
Victoria, Australia, 613 9563 5085
enq@completesystems.com.au
"by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes"

I know it says that in the Rulebook, but doesn't it seem like an =
incredibly, ridiculously, amazingly low number? If we were to use the =
same method of determining levels for a population that is expressed in =
the Muden sourcebook (that is, dividing by half until you run out of =
people) you would end up with:
Total mages
1st level: 70
2nd level: 35
3rd level: 18
4th level: 9
5th level: 5
6th level: 3
7th level: 2
8th level: 1


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